Which to use
“dead” and “dez” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,859
- “dead” frequency rank
- #771
- “dez” frequency rank
- 7630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dead | dez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | morto | dotado de bons atributos |
Letter map: dead vs dez
Shared letters muted; letters that set dead and dez apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: dead and dez
dead and dez are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dead is recorded at frequency rank #6,859, classified as anadj. dez is at rank #771, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdɛʃ/.
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 7630, this pair ranks #66,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dead vs dez
Shared letters: de. Private to "dead": a. Private to "dez": z.
"dead" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dead ← daed · ddead · deadd · deda · edad
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dead" and "dez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dead" or "dez" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "dead" vs "dez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dead" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dead" and "dez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dead". 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 #66,476 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.