dig vs dom, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dig” is a verb and “dom” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#34,238
“dig” frequency rank: #1,921
“dom” frequency rank: 36159
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dig	dom
Definition	cavar, escavar	casa (construção que serve de moradia)

Letter map: dig vs dom

Shared letters muted; letters that set dig and dom apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.

3 ch

dig

3 ch

dom

Role in the sentence - dig and dom

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dig is averb and domanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36159, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dig is recorded at frequency rank #34,238, classified as averb. dom is at rank #1,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔm/.

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 36159, this pair ranks #30,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dig vs dom

Shared letters: d. Private to "dig": gi. Private to "dom": mo.

"dig" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dig" and "dom" mean the same thing in a sentence?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dig" is a verb and "dom" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dig" or "dom" show up more?

"dom" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,921 in our Portuguese list, against #34,238 for "dig". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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Full dictionary entry for "dig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "dom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #30,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"dig" and "dom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dig". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #30,715 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.