Which to use
“diz” is a verb and “dois” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #156
- “diz” frequency rank
- #109
- “dois” frequency rank
- 265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | diz | dois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer | número equivalente a um mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha um elemento e um outro elemento distinto; representado pelo símbolo 2 (algarismos indo-arábicos) ou II (algarismos romanos); seu feminino é duas |
Where the eye mixes diz and dois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses diz with dois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: diz is /ˈʤis/ while dois is /ˈdojʃ/. 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 (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
diz is recorded at frequency rank #156, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈʤis/. dois is at rank #109, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈdojʃ/.
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 265, this pair ranks #75,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of diz vs dois
Shared letters: di. Private to "diz": z. Private to "dois": os.
"diz" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "dois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dois ← ddois · dios · doiss · dosi · odis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "diz" and "dois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "diz" vs "dois" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "diz" and "dois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "diz" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "diz" and "dois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs diz". 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 #75,370 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.