Which to use
“dig” is a verb and “dois” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,238
- “dig” frequency rank
- #109
- “dois” frequency rank
- 34347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dig | dois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cavar, escavar | número equivalente a um mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha um elemento e um outro elemento distinto; representado pelo símbolo 2 (algarismos indo-arábicos) ou II (algarismos romanos); seu feminino é duas |
Letter map: dig vs dois
Shared letters muted; letters that set dig and dois apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dig runs 3 letters (CVC) against dois's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for dig / dois
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dig is averb and doisanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dig is recorded at frequency rank #34,238, classified as averb. dois is at rank #109, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈdojʃ/.
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 34347, this pair ranks #32,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dig vs dois
Shared letters: di. Private to "dig": g. Private to "dois": os.
"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dois ← ddois · dios · doiss · dosi · odis
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dig" and "dois" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dig" or "dois"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "dig" and "dois". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dig" and "dois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dig". 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 #32,949 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.