diziavsdízimoTell them apart

Quick tell: dizia is a verb, dízimo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dizia” is a verb and “dízimo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#2,009
“dizia” frequency rank
#35,978
“dízimo” frequency rank
37987
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dizia dízimo
Definition primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito imperfeito do indicativo do verbo dizer décima parte

Letter map: dizia vs dízimo

Shared letters muted; letters that set dizia and dízimo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dizia runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against dízimo's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
dizia
6 ch
dízimo

Role in the sentence - dizia and dízimo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dizia is averb and dízimoanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dizia is recorded at frequency rank #2,009, classified as averb. dízimo is at rank #35,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdi.zi.mu/.

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 37987, this pair ranks #28,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dizia vs dízimo

Shared letters: diz. Private to "dizia": a. Private to "dízimo": moí.

"dizia" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "dízimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • dizia ← ddizia · diiza · dizai · dizzia · dziia · idzia

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dizia" and "dízimo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dizia" is a verb and "dízimo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "dizia" or "dízimo"?
"dizia" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,009 in our Portuguese list, against #35,978 for "dízimo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pair "dizia" vs "dízimo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dizia" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dízimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #28,546 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dizia" and "dízimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dínamo vs dízimo". 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 #28,546 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