Which to use
“dash” and “dias” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,982
- “dash” frequency rank
- #139
- “dias” frequency rank
- 22121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dash | dias |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | travessão, hífen | plural de dia |
Where the eye mixes dash and dias
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dash vs dias
A purely visual mix-up. dash (/ˈdæʃ/) and dias (/ˈdiɐʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dash is recorded at frequency rank #21,982, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdæʃ/. dias is at rank #139, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdiɐʃ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 22121, this pair ranks #48,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dash vs dias
Shared letters: ads. Private to "dash": h. Private to "dias": i.
"dash" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dash" for "dias" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dash" or "dias"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dash" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dias" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dash" and "dias" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dash vs dat". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #48,000 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.