Which to use
“dígito” is a noun and “dízimo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,071
- “dígito” frequency rank
- #35,978
- “dízimo” frequency rank
- 63049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dígito | dízimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada um dos símbolos de 0 a 9 usados para formar os números | décima parte |
Where the eye mixes dígito and dízimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dígito and dízimo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dígito vs dízimo
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dígito is /ˈdi.ʒi.tu/ while dízimo is /ˈdi.zi.mu/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dígito is recorded at frequency rank #27,071, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdi.ʒi.tu/. dízimo is at rank #35,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdi.zi.mu/.
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 63049, this pair ranks #6,380 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dígito vs dízimo
Shared letters: dioí. Private to "dígito": gt. Private to "dízimo": mz.
"dígito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dízimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dígito" and "dízimo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dígito" vs "dízimo" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dígito" and "dízimo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dígito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dízimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,380 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dígito" and "dízimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dínamo vs dízimo". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #6,380 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.