Which to use
“dia” is a noun and “dize” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #51
- “dia” frequency rank
- #34,674
- “dize” frequency rank
- 34725
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dia | dize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | espaço de tempo correspondente à rotação da Terra, que equivale a 23 horas, 56 minutos e 4 segundos | segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo dizer |
Letter map: dia vs dize
Shared letters muted; letters that set dia and dize apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - dia and dize
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dia is anoun and dizeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34725, 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/. dize is at rank #34,674, tagged as averb.
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 34725, this pair ranks #32,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dia vs dize
Shared letters: di. Private to "dia": a. Private to "dize": ez.
"dia" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dize" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dize ← ddize · dizze · dzie · idze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dia" for "dize" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dia" vs "dize" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dia" and "dize".
- Full dictionary entry for "dia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dia" and "dize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dize". 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 #32,469 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.