Which to use
“dispor” is a verb and “disto” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,856
- “dispor” frequency rank
- #3,761
- “disto” frequency rank
- 15617
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dispor | disto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar ou distribuir (em determinada ordem ou não) | contração da preposição de com o pronome demonstrativo isto: |
Letter map: dispor vs disto
Shared letters muted; letters that set dispor and disto apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. dispor runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against disto's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: dispor vs disto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dispor is averb and distoacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15617, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dispor is recorded at frequency rank #11,856, classified as averb, pronounced /diʃ.ˈpoɾ/. disto is at rank #3,761, tagged as acontraction.
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 15617, this pair ranks #56,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dispor vs disto
Shared letters: dios. Private to "dispor": pr. Private to "disto": t.
"dispor" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "disto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dispor" and "disto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dispor" or "disto" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dispor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dispor" and "disto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disto vs dit". 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 #56,158 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.