diskvsdizeTell them apart

Quick tell: disk is a noun, dize is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#25,980
“disk” frequency rank
#34,674
“dize” frequency rank
60654
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disk dize
Definition disque segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo dizer

Letter map: disk vs dize

Shared letters muted; letters that set disk and dize apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
disk
4 ch
dize

Role in the sentence - disk and dize

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disk is anoun and dizeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60654, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disk is recorded at frequency rank #25,980, classified as anoun. dize is at rank #34,674, tagged as averb.

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 60654, this pair ranks #7,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of disk vs dize

Shared letters: di. Private to "disk": ks. Private to "dize": ez.

"disk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "dize" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diskddisk · diks · diskk · dissk · dsik · idsk
  • dizeddize · dizze · dzie · idze

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "disk" and "dize" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "disk" is a noun and "dize" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "disk" or "dize" show up more?
"disk" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,980 in our Portuguese list, against #34,674 for "dize". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

You've compared "disk" and "dize". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "disk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #7,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disk" and "dize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dize". 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 #7,534 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list