datavsdutoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#802
“data” frequency rank
#35,558
“duto” frequency rank
36360
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature data duto
Definition valor que indica um determinado momento no tempo cano (peça cilíndrica oca)

Where the eye mixes data and duto

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

4 ch
data
4 ch
duto

Visual trap between data and duto

A purely visual mix-up. data (/'da.tə/) and duto (/'du.tʊ/.) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36360, 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/. duto is at rank #35,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'du.tʊ/..

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 36360, this pair ranks #30,483 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of data vs duto

Shared letters: dt. Private to "data": a. Private to "duto": ou.

"data" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "duto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dataadta · daat · datta · ddata · dtaa
  • dutodduto · dtuo · duot · dutto · udto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "data" and "duto" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/'da.tə/ versus /'du.tʊ/.) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "data" vs "duto" - which ranks higher?
"data" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #802 in our Portuguese list, against #35,558 for "duto". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "data" and "duto" 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 "duto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #30,483 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "data" and "duto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs duto". 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 #30,483 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