Which to use
“die” is an article and “dink” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,038
- “die” frequency rank
- #47,848
- “dink” frequency rank
- 59886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | die | dink |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o, a, os, as, artigo definido: | um drop shot suave |
Where the eye mixes die and dink
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between die and dink
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: die is /di/ while dink is /dɪŋk/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (article vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59886, 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/. dink is at rank #47,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɪŋk/.
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 59886, this pair ranks #7,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of die vs dink
Shared letters: di. Private to "die": e. Private to "dink": kn.
"die" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dink" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dink ← ddink · dikn · dinkk · dinnk · dnik · idnk
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "die" for "dink" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "die" or "dink" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "die" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dink" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "die" and "dink" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dit". 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 #7,947 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.