datavsdietaWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“data” and “dieta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#802
“data” frequency rank
#4,060
“dieta” frequency rank
4862
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature data dieta
Definition valor que indica um determinado momento no tempo regime especial de alimentação

Where the eye mixes data and dieta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
data
5 ch
dieta

Look-alike desk: data vs dieta

A purely visual mix-up. data (/'da.tə/) and dieta (/ˈdjɛ.tɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

data is recorded at frequency rank #802, classified as anoun, pronounced /'da.tə/. dieta is at rank #4,060, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdjɛ.tɐ/.

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 4862, this pair ranks #69,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of data vs dieta

Shared letters: adt. Private to "data": -. Private to "dieta": ei.

"data" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "dieta" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dataadta · daat · datta · ddata · dtaa
  • dietaddieta · deita · dieat · dietta · ditea · ideta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "data" and "dieta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/'da.tə/ versus /ˈdjɛ.tɐ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "data" or "dieta"?
"data" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #802 in our Portuguese list, against #4,060 for "dieta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "data" and "dieta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "data" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dieta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #69,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "data" and "dieta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs data". 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 #69,900 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list