Which to use
“dat” is a pronoun and “dig” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,908
- “dat” frequency rank
- #34,238
- “dig” frequency rank
- 84146
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dat | dig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele; pronome neutro que se refere a algo ou alguém distante de quem fala | cavar, escavar |
Letter map: dat vs dig
Shared letters muted; letters that set dat and dig apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. dat and dig follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Part-of-speech tell for dat / dig
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dat is apronoun and digaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84146, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dat is recorded at frequency rank #49,908, classified as apron, pronounced [dɑt]. dig is at rank #34,238, tagged as averb.
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 84146, this pair ranks #831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dat vs dig
Shared letters: d. Private to "dat": at. Private to "dig": gi.
"dat" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dat" for "dig" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dat" vs "dig" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "dat" and "dig". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dat" and "dig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damo vs dat". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #831 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.