Which to use
“deus” and “dun” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #128
- “deus” frequency rank
- #45,320
- “dun” frequency rank
- 45448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deus | dun |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | numa religião, ser sobrenatural de poderes sobre-humanos | penugem imatura em pássaros jovens |
Where the eye mixes deus and dun
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deus vs dun
A purely visual mix-up. deus (/ˈdews/) and dun (/duːn/, [d̥uːˀn]) 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 45448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deus is recorded at frequency rank #128, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdews/. dun is at rank #45,320, tagged as anoun, pronounced /duːn/, [d̥uːˀn].
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 45448, this pair ranks #19,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deus vs dun
Shared letters: du. Private to "deus": es. Private to "dun": n.
"deus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dun" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deus ← ddeus · desu · deuss · dues · edus
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deus" and "dun" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "deus" or "dun" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "deus" and "dun" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dun" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deus" and "dun" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dun". 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 #19,952 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.