Which to use
“deep” and “dez” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,646
- “deep” frequency rank
- #771
- “dez” frequency rank
- 13417
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deep | dez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | profundo | dotado de bons atributos |
Where the eye mixes deep and dez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deep vs dez
A purely visual mix-up. deep (/diːp/) and dez (/ˈdɛʃ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13417, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deep is recorded at frequency rank #12,646, classified as anadj, pronounced /diːp/. 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 13417, this pair ranks #58,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deep vs dez
Shared letters: de. Private to "deep": p. Private to "dez": z.
"deep" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deep ← ddeep · deepp · dep · depe · edep
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deep" for "dez" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "deep" or "dez" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deep" and "dez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deep" 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 #58,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deep" and "dez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deep vs devi". 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 #58,933 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.