Which to use
“de” is a preposition and “dor” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1
- “de” frequency rank
- #934
- “dor” frequency rank
- 935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | de | dor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estabelece uma ligação entre duas palavras, (geralmente uma relação de subordinação), podendo expressar | sensação desagradável: |
Letter map: de vs dor
Shared letters muted; letters that set de and dor apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - de and dor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: de is apreposition and doranoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 935, 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?). dor is at rank #934, tagged as anoun.
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 935, this pair ranks #74,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of de vs dor
Shared letters: d. Private to "de": e. Private to "dor": or.
"de" · 2 letters · shape CV · "dor" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "de" and "dor" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "de" vs "dor" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "de" and "dor". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "de" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "de" and "dor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dor". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #74,693 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.