Which to use
“die” is an article and “dize” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,038
- “die” frequency rank
- #34,674
- “dize” frequency rank
- 46712
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | die | dize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | o, a, os, as, artigo definido: | segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo dizer |
Letter map: die vs dize
Shared letters muted; letters that set die and dize apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for die / dize
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: die is anarticle and dizeaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46712, 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/. dize is at rank #34,674, tagged as averb.
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 46712, this pair ranks #18,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of die vs dize
Shared letters: dei. Private to "die": -. Private to "dize": z.
"die" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "dize" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dize ← ddize · dizze · dzie · idze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "die" for "dize" ever safe?
Frequency check: "die" vs "dize" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "die" and "dize".
- Full dictionary entry for "die" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "die" and "dize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dize". 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 #18,595 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.