Which to use
“disk” is a noun and “dois” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,980
- “disk” frequency rank
- #109
- “dois” frequency rank
- 26089
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disk | dois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | disque | 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: disk vs dois
Shared letters muted; letters that set disk and dois apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: disk vs dois
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disk is anoun and doisanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26089, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disk is recorded at frequency rank #25,980, classified as anoun. 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 26089, this pair ranks #43,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disk vs dois
Shared letters: dis. Private to "disk": k. Private to "dois": o.
"disk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "dois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disk" and "dois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disk" vs "dois" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "disk" and "dois".
- Full dictionary entry for "disk" 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 #43,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disk" and "dois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs disk". 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 #43,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.