Which to use
“demos” is a noun and “detox” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,749
- “demos” frequency rank
- #39,563
- “detox” frequency rank
- 48312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demos | detox |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de demo | que promove a eliminação de toxina |
Letter map: demos vs detox
Shared letters muted; letters that set demos and detox apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. demos and detox follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - demos and detox
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: demos is anoun and detoxanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
demos is recorded at frequency rank #8,749, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈde.mʊs/. detox is at rank #39,563, tagged as anadj.
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 48312, this pair ranks #16,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of demos vs detox
Shared letters: deo. Private to "demos": ms. Private to "detox": tx.
"demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "detox" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demos" and "detox" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "demos" or "detox" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "demos" and "detox".
- Full dictionary entry for "demos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "detox" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demos" and "detox" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "detox vs duto". 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 #16,870 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.