Which to use
“die” is an article and “dies” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,038
- “die” frequency rank
- #34,236
- “dies” frequency rank
- 46274
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | die | dies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o, a, os, as, artigo definido: | dia; o dia romano era o período compreendido entre o nascer do sol e o ocaso e divido em 12 horas; nessa acepção (de prazo e no singular) assume o gênero feminino |
Letter map: die vs dies
Shared letters muted; letters that set die and dies apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - die and dies
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: die is anarticle and diesanoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “die” sits inside “dies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46274, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
die is recorded at frequency rank #12,038, classified as anarticle, pronounced /di/. dies is at rank #34,236, 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 46274, this pair ranks #19,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of die vs dies
Shared letters: dei. Private to "die": -. Private to "dies": s.
"die" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dies ← ddies · deis · diess · ides
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "die" and "dies" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "die" vs "dies" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "die" and "dies".
- Full dictionary entry for "die" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "die" and "dies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dies 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 #19,070 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.