Which to use
“demos” and “donos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,749
- “demos” frequency rank
- #5,000
- “donos” frequency rank
- 13749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | demos | donos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de demo | forma plural de dono: |
Where the eye mixes demos and donos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. demos and donos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between demos and donos
A purely visual mix-up. demos (/ˈde.mʊs/) and donos (/ˈdo.nʊs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13749, 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/. donos is at rank #5,000, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdo.nʊs/.
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 13749, this pair ranks #58,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of demos vs donos
Shared letters: dos. Private to "demos": em. Private to "donos": n.
"demos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "donos" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "demos" and "donos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "demos" or "donos" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "demos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "demos" and "donos" 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 #58,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.