Which to use
“demais” and “depois” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #424
- “demais” frequency rank
- #76
- “depois” frequency rank
- 500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demais | depois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | em demasia; excessivamente; além disso | mais tarde; em uma outra oportunidade |
Letter map: demais vs depois
Shared letters muted; letters that set demais and depois apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - demais / depois
demais and depois are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demais is recorded at frequency rank #424, classified as anadv. depois is at rank #76, tagged as anadv, pronounced \de.'pois\.
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 500, this pair ranks #75,163 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demais vs depois
Shared letters: deis. Private to "demais": am. Private to "depois": op.
"demais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "depois" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "demais" and "depois" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "demais" vs "depois" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "demais" vs "depois" 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 "depois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,163 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demais" and "depois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demais vs demasia". 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 #75,163 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.