Which to use
“dick” and “doce” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,607
- “dick” frequency rank
- #1,532
- “doce” frequency rank
- 10139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dick | doce |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grosso, espesso | que tem sabor agradável, como o do açúcar, do mel ou qualquer outro adoçante |
Where the eye mixes dick and doce
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dick and doce
A purely visual mix-up. dick (/ˈdɪk/ ouvir^(fonte ?)) and doce (/ˈdo.sɨ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10139, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dick is recorded at frequency rank #8,607, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈdɪk/ ouvir^(fonte ?). doce is at rank #1,532, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdo.sɨ/.
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 10139, this pair ranks #63,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dick vs doce
Shared letters: cd. Private to "dick": ik. Private to "doce": eo.
"dick" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "doce" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dick" and "doce" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dick" or "doce" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doce" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dick" and "doce" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dick vs dink". 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 #63,078 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.