Which to use
“del” is a contraction and “dies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,706
- “del” frequency rank
- #34,236
- “dies” frequency rank
- 35942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | del | dies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | do, da, contração da preposição de com o artigo definido singular el: | dia; o dia romano era o período compreendido entre o nascer do sol e o ocaso e divido em 12 horas; nessa acepção (de prazo e no singular) assume o gênero feminino |
Letter map: del vs dies
Shared letters muted; letters that set del and dies apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: del vs dies
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: del is acontraction and diesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
del is recorded at frequency rank #1,706, classified as acontraction. dies is at rank #34,236, 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 35942, this pair ranks #30,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of del vs dies
Shared letters: de. Private to "del": l. Private to "dies": is.
"del" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dies ← ddies · deis · diess · ides
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "del" for "dies" ever safe?
Which is more common, "del" or "dies"?
What to do next
Pair "del" vs "dies" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "del" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "del" and "dies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dies vs dink". 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 #30,988 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.