Which to use
“dita” and “ditado” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,623
- “dita” frequency rank
- #8,611
- “ditado” frequency rank
- 14234
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dita | ditado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | felicidade, ventura | o que se dita para outro escrever |
Where the eye mixes dita and ditado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dita and ditado
A purely visual mix-up. dita (/ˈdi.tɐ/) and ditado (/di.ˈta.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dita” sits inside “ditado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dita is recorded at frequency rank #5,623, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdi.tɐ/. ditado is at rank #8,611, tagged as anoun, pronounced /di.ˈta.du/.
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 14234, this pair ranks #57,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dita vs ditado
Shared letters: adit. Private to "dita": -. Private to "ditado": o.
"dita" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "ditado" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dita" for "ditado" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dita" or "ditado" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ditado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dita" and "ditado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dita". 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 #57,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.