dix vs do, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#30,110
“dix” frequency rank: #6
“do” frequency rank: 30116
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dix	do
Definition	dez	contração da preposição de com o artigo definido o

Where the eye mixes dix and do

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.

3 ch

dix

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Visual trap between dix and do

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dix is /dis/ while do is /du/ (/do/, se enfático). Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs contraction), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dix is recorded at frequency rank #30,110, classified as anum, pronounced /dis/. do is at rank #6, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /du/ (/do/, se enfático).

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 30116, this pair ranks #38,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dix vs do

Shared letters: d. Private to "dix": ix. Private to "do": o.

"dix" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "do" · 2 letters · shape CV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dix" and "do" mean the same thing in a sentence?

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

Which is more common, "dix" or "do"?

"do" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6 in our Portuguese list, against #30,110 for "dix". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "dix" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "do" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #38,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"dix" and "do" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dix". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #38,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.