Which to use
“dias” and “disk” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #139
- “dias” frequency rank
- #25,980
- “disk” frequency rank
- 26119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dias | disk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural de dia | disque |
Letter map: dias vs disk
Shared letters muted; letters that set dias and disk apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Pair insight - dias / disk
dias and disk are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dias is recorded at frequency rank #139, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdiɐʃ/. disk is at rank #25,980, tagged as anoun.
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 26119, this pair ranks #43,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dias vs disk
Shared letters: dis. Private to "dias": a. Private to "disk": k.
"dias" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "disk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dias" and "disk" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "dias" vs "disk" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "dias" and "disk". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dias" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dias" and "disk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs disk". 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 #43,083 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.