Which to use
“dia” and “dink” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #51
- “dia” frequency rank
- #47,848
- “dink” frequency rank
- 47899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dia | dink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espaço de tempo correspondente à rotação da Terra, que equivale a 23 horas, 56 minutos e 4 segundos | um drop shot suave |
Where the eye mixes dia and dink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dia with dink
A purely visual mix-up. dia (/'dʒi.a/) and dink (/dɪŋk/) 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 47899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dia is recorded at frequency rank #51, classified as anoun, pronounced /'dʒi.a/. dink is at rank #47,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪŋk/.
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 47899, this pair ranks #17,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dia vs dink
Shared letters: di. Private to "dia": a. Private to "dink": kn.
"dia" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dink ← ddink · dikn · dinkk · dinnk · dnik · idnk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dia" for "dink" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dia" vs "dink" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dia" and "dink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dit". 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 #17,314 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.