dix vs dom, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#30,110
“dix” frequency rank: #1,921
“dom” frequency rank: 32031
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dix	dom
Definition	dez	casa (construção que serve de moradia)

Where the eye mixes dix and dom

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

3 ch

dix

3 ch

dom

Visual trap between dix and dom

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dix is /dis/ while dom is /dɔm/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (num vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32031, 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/. dom is at rank #1,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔm/.

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 32031, this pair ranks #35,885 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dix vs dom

Shared letters: d. Private to "dix": ix. Private to "dom": mo.

"dix" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dom" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "dix" for "dom" ever safe?

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

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

"dom" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,921 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.

After this comparison

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

Full dictionary entry for "dix" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "dom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #35,885 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"dix" and "dom" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dix". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #35,885 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.