Which to use
“de” is a preposition and “dize” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1
- “de” frequency rank
- #34,674
- “dize” frequency rank
- 34675
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | de | dize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelece uma ligação entre duas palavras, (geralmente uma relação de subordinação), podendo expressar | segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo dizer |
Letter map: de vs dize
Shared letters muted; letters that set de and dize apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - de and dize
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: de is apreposition and dizeaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
de is recorded at frequency rank #1, classified as aprep, pronounced /ʤɪ/; /ˈde/ (em finais de frases interrogativas, exemplo: estamos falando de?). dize is at rank #34,674, 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 34675, this pair ranks #32,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of de vs dize
Shared letters: de. Private to "de": -. Private to "dize": iz.
"de" · 2 letters · shape CV · "dize" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dize ← ddize · dizze · dzie · idze
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "de" and "dize" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "de" or "dize"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "de" and "dize".
- Full dictionary entry for "de" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "de" and "dize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dize". 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 #32,536 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.