demosvsdomoWhich spelling fits?

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“demos” and “domo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,749
“demos” frequency rank
#39,110
“domo” frequency rank
47859
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature demos domo
Definition forma plural de demo estrutura arquitetónica de formato hemisférico ou esferoide, que serve geralmente como cobertura de uma construção

Where the eye mixes demos and domo

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. demos runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against domo's 4 (CVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
demos
4 ch
domo

Look-alike desk: demos vs domo

A purely visual mix-up. demos (/ˈde.mʊs/) and domo (/ˈdo.mʊ/) 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 47859, 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/. domo is at rank #39,110, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdo.mʊ/.

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 47859, this pair ranks #17,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of demos vs domo

Shared letters: dmo. Private to "demos": es. Private to "domo": -.

"demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "domo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • demos ← ddemos · demmos · demoss · demso · deoms · dmeos · edmos
  • domo ← ddomo · dmoo · dommo · doom · odmo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "demos" and "domo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈde.mʊs/ versus /ˈdo.mʊ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "demos" or "domo"?
"demos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,749 in our Portuguese list, against #39,110 for "domo". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "demos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "domo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #17,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "demos" and "domo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domo vs drogo". 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 #17,348 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list