Which to use
“disse” and “dize” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #176
- “disse” frequency rank
- #34,674
- “dize” frequency rank
- 34850
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disse | dize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito perfeito do indicativo do verbo dizer | segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo dizer |
Letter map: disse vs dize
Shared letters muted; letters that set disse and dize apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: disse and dize
disse and dize are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34850, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disse is recorded at frequency rank #176, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʤi.se]. 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 34850, this pair ranks #32,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disse vs dize
Shared letters: dei. Private to "disse": s. Private to "dize": z.
"disse" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dize" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "disse" for "dize" ever safe?
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What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "disse" 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 #32,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disse" 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 #32,325 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.