Which to use
“demais” is an adverb and “demasia” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #424
- “demais” frequency rank
- #34,224
- “demasia” frequency rank
- 34648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demais | demasia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em demasia; excessivamente; além disso | algo que é demais; excesso; grande quantidade |
Letter map: demais vs demasia
Shared letters muted; letters that set demais and demasia apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. demais runs 6 letters (CVCVVC) against demasia's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: demais vs demasia
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: demais is anadverb and demasiaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demais is recorded at frequency rank #424, classified as anadv. demasia is at rank #34,224, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.mɐ.ˈzi.ɐ/.
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 34648, this pair ranks #32,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of demais vs demasia
Shared letters: adeims. Private to "demais": -. Private to "demasia": -.
"demais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "demasia" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "demais" for "demasia" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "demais" or "demasia" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "demais" vs "demasia" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "demais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demasia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demais" and "demasia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demasia vs devassa". 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 #32,558 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.