ditarvsdomarWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“ditar” and “domar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,613
“ditar” frequency rank
#41,959
“domar” frequency rank
66572
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature ditar domar
Definition dizer em voz alta, para que outrem escreva o que se vai dizendo amansar

Where the eye mixes ditar and domar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
ditar
5 ch
domar

Look-alike desk: ditar vs domar

A purely visual mix-up. ditar (/di.ˈtaɾ/) and domar (/du.ˈmaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

ditar is recorded at frequency rank #24,613, classified as averb, pronounced /di.ˈtaɾ/. domar is at rank #41,959, tagged as averb, pronounced /du.ˈmaɾ/.

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 66572, this pair ranks #4,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of ditar vs domar

Shared letters: adr. Private to "ditar": it. Private to "domar": mo.

"ditar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC  ·  "domar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • ditardditar · diatr · ditarr · ditra · dittar · dtiar · idtar
  • domarddomar · dmoar · doamr · domarr · dommar · domra · odmar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "ditar" and "domar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (/di.ˈtaɾ/ versus /du.ˈmaɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "ditar" or "domar"?
"ditar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,613 in our Portuguese list, against #41,959 for "domar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "ditar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "domar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #4,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "ditar" and "domar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "domar vs domo". 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 #4,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list