Which to use
“diabo” is an intj and “disso” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,894
- “diabo” frequency rank
- #256
- “disso” frequency rank
- 4150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diabo | disso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | expressão de raiva/ira; droga!; pombas! | contração da preposição de com o pronome demonstrativo isso: |
Where the eye mixes diabo and disso
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. diabo (CVVCV) and disso (CVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses diabo with disso
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diabo is /'ʤja.bʊ/ while disso is /ˈdi.su/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (intj vs contraction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diabo is recorded at frequency rank #3,894, classified as anintj, pronounced /'ʤja.bʊ/. disso is at rank #256, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈdi.su/.
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 4150, this pair ranks #70,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diabo vs disso
Shared letters: dio. Private to "diabo": ab. Private to "disso": s.
"diabo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "disso" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "diabo" and "disso" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "diabo" vs "disso" - 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 "diabo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diabo" and "disso" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "damo vs diabo". 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 #70,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.