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“dies” and “dogs” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,236
- “dies” frequency rank
- #18,312
- “dogs” frequency rank
- 52548
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dies | dogs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 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 | plural de dog |
Letter map: dies vs dogs
Shared letters muted; letters that set dies and dogs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dies (CVVC) and dogs (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - dies / dogs
dies and dogs 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 52548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dies is recorded at frequency rank #34,236, classified as anoun. dogs is at rank #18,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔɡz/.
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 52548, this pair ranks #12,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dies vs dogs
Shared letters: ds. Private to "dies": ei. Private to "dogs": go.
"dies" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dogs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
You've compared "dies" and "dogs". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dogs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dies" and "dogs" 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 #12,687 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.