dix vs due, What's the Difference?

Which to use

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

#30,110
“dix” frequency rank: #24,954
“due” frequency rank: 55064
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dix	due
Definition	dez	devido

Where the eye mixes dix and due

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

3 ch

dix

3 ch

due

Visual trap between dix and due

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dix is /dis/ while due is /dju/. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55064, 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/. due is at rank #24,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dju/.

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 55064, this pair ranks #10,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of dix vs due

Shared letters: d. Private to "dix": ix. Private to "due": eu.

"dix" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "due" · 3 letters · shape CVV

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

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

"due" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,954 in our Portuguese list, against #30,110 for "dix". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "dix" and "due" 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 "due" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #10,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"dix" and "due" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dix". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #10,832 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.