Which to use
“demos” and “deus” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,749
- “demos” frequency rank
- #128
- “deus” frequency rank
- 8877
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demos | deus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de demo | numa religião, ser sobrenatural de poderes sobre-humanos |
Where the eye mixes demos and deus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between demos and deus
A purely visual mix-up. demos (/ˈde.mʊs/) and deus (/ˈdews/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8877, 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/. deus is at rank #128, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdews/.
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 8877, this pair ranks #64,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demos vs deus
Shared letters: des. Private to "demos": mo. Private to "deus": u.
"demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "deus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demos" and "deus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "demos" or "deus"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "demos" and "deus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "demos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demos" and "deus" 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 #64,747 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.