disquevsdisseWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#23,298
“disque” frequency rank
#176
“disse” frequency rank
23474
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disque disse
Definition serviço de atendimento telefônico para comércio ou consumo de produto de determinada natureza primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo dizer

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set disque and disse apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
disque
5 ch
disse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disque is anoun and disseaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23474, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disque is recorded at frequency rank #23,298, classified as anoun. disse is at rank #176, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʤi.se].

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 23474, this pair ranks #46,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disque vs disse

Shared letters: deis. Private to "disque": qu. Private to "disse": -.

"disque" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "disse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • disqueddisque · diqsue · disqeu · disqque · dissque · disuqe · dsique · idsque
  • disseddisse · dise · dises · dsise · idsse

Frequency comparison

disque#23,298
disse#176

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "disque" and "disse" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "disque" is a noun and "disse" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "disque" or "disse"?
"disse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #176 in our Portuguese list, against #23,298 for "disque". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering disque vs disse

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “disque”; for a verb, it's “disse”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “disque” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list