datavsditTell them apart

Quick tell: data is a noun, dit is a pronoun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“data” is a noun and “dit” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#802
“data” frequency rank
#46,275
“dit” frequency rank
47077
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature data dit
Definition valor que indica um determinado momento no tempo isso; pronome neutro que se refere a uma coisa ou pessoa próxima

Where the eye mixes data and dit

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
data
3 ch
dit

Look-alike desk: data vs dit

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: data is /'da.tə/ while dit is [dɪt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47077, 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/. dit is at rank #46,275, tagged as apron, pronounced [dɪt].

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 47077, this pair ranks #18,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of data vs dit

Shared letters: dt. Private to "data": a. Private to "dit": i.

"data" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "dit" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dataadta · daat · datta · ddata · dtaa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "data" and "dit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "data" is a noun and "dit" a pronoun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "data" vs "dit" - which ranks higher?
"data" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #802 in our Portuguese list, against #46,275 for "dit". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "data" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,199 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "data" and "dit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dit". 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 #18,199 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