Which to use
“demais” is an adverb and “demos” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #424
- “demais” frequency rank
- #8,749
- “demos” frequency rank
- 9173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demais | demos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em demasia; excessivamente; além disso | forma plural de demo |
Letter map: demais vs demos
Shared letters muted; letters that set demais and demos apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - demais and demos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: demais is anadverb and demosanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demais is recorded at frequency rank #424, classified as anadv. demos is at rank #8,749, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈde.mʊs/.
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 9173, this pair ranks #64,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demais vs demos
Shared letters: dems. Private to "demais": ai. Private to "demos": o.
"demais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demais" and "demos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "demais" or "demos" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "demais" and "demos".
- Full dictionary entry for "demais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demais" and "demos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damo vs demos". 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 #64,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.