dit vs dix, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dit” is a pronoun and “dix” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,275
“dit” frequency rank: #30,110
“dix” frequency rank: 76385
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dit	dix
Definition	isso; pronome neutro que se refere a uma coisa ou pessoa próxima	dez

Where the eye mixes dit and dix

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

3 ch

dit

3 ch

dix

Visual trap between dit and dix

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dit is [dɪt] while dix is /dis/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - t in “dit” becomes x in “dix”, and the parts of speech differ too (pronoun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dit is recorded at frequency rank #46,275, classified as apron, pronounced [dɪt]. dix is at rank #30,110, tagged as anum, pronounced /dis/.

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 76385, this pair ranks #2,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dit vs dix

Shared letters: di. Private to "dit": t. Private to "dix": x.

"dit" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dix" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dit" and "dix" be used interchangeably?

No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dit" is a pronoun and "dix" a num, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.

Frequency check: "dit" vs "dix" - which ranks higher?

"dix" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #30,110 in our Portuguese list, against #46,275 for "dit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "dit" and "dix" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

Full dictionary entry for "dit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "dix" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #2,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"dit" and "dix" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dit". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #2,104 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.