Which to use
“dead” is an adjective and “duas” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,859
- “dead” frequency rank
- #188
- “duas” frequency rank
- 7047
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dead | duas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | morto | feminino de dois/dous; representado pelo símbolo 2 (algarismos indo-arábicos) ou II (algarismos romanos) |
Letter map: dead vs duas
Shared letters muted; letters that set dead and duas apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: dead vs duas
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dead is anadjective and duasanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7047, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dead is recorded at frequency rank #6,859, classified as anadj. duas is at rank #188, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈdu.ɐʃ/.
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 7047, this pair ranks #67,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dead vs duas
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dead": e. Private to "duas": su.
"dead" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "duas" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dead" and "duas" be used interchangeably?
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Useful next steps
Pair "dead" vs "duas" 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 "duas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dead" and "duas" 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 #67,197 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.