# dire vs dote

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dire
*verb · IPA /diʁ/ · frequency rank #27,835*
dizer, falar

### dote
*noun · IPA /ˈdɔ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #20,580*
bens próprios e exclusivos da mulher casada

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dire-vs-dote