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 |
Letter map: disque vs disse
Shared letters muted; letters that set disque and disse apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. disque runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against disse's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - disque and disse
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disque" and "disse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "disque" or "disse"?
What to do next
Pair "disque" vs "disse" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "disque" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "disse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disque" and "disse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "disque vs disquete". 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 #46,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.