Which to use
“deste” is a contraction and “dote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #346
- “deste” frequency rank
- #20,580
- “dote” frequency rank
- 20926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deste | dote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o pronome ou determinante demonstrativo este: | bens próprios e exclusivos da mulher casada |
Letter map: deste vs dote
Shared letters muted; letters that set deste and dote apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - deste and dote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deste is acontraction and doteanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deste is recorded at frequency rank #346, classified as acontraction. dote is at rank #20,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔ.tɨ/.
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 20926, this pair ranks #49,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deste vs dote
Shared letters: det. Private to "deste": s. Private to "dote": o.
"deste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deste" for "dote" ever safe?
Which is more common, "deste" or "dote"?
Useful next steps
Pair "deste" vs "dote" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "deste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deste" and "dote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dote". 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 #49,471 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.