Which to use
“del” is a contraction and “duo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,706
- “del” frequency rank
- #15,317
- “duo” frequency rank
- 17023
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | del | duo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | do, da, contração da preposição de com o artigo definido singular el: | grupo de duas pessoas que atuam conjuntamente |
Letter map: del vs duo
Shared letters muted; letters that set del and duo apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Part-of-speech tell for del / duo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: del is acontraction and duoanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17023, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
del is recorded at frequency rank #1,706, classified as acontraction. duo is at rank #15,317, tagged as anoun, pronounced [du.o], Plural: [du.os].
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 17023, this pair ranks #54,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of del vs duo
Shared letters: d. Private to "del": el. Private to "duo": ou.
"del" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duo" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Pair "del" vs "duo" 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 "duo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #54,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "del" and "duo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs duo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #54,339 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.