Which to use
“dele” is a contraction and “doze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #261
- “dele” frequency rank
- #3,982
- “doze” frequency rank
- 4243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dele | doze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o pronome pessoal ele | número equivalente a onze mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha uma dúzia de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 12 (algarismos arábicos), XII (algarismos romanos) ou 1100 (representação binária) |
Where the eye mixes dele and doze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dele vs doze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dele is /ˈde.lɨ/ while doze is /ˈdo.zɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dele is recorded at frequency rank #261, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈde.lɨ/. doze is at rank #3,982, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈdo.zɨ/.
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 4243, this pair ranks #70,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dele vs doze
Shared letters: de. Private to "dele": l. Private to "doze": oz.
"dele" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dele" and "doze" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dele" or "doze" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dele" and "doze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs doze". 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 #70,728 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.