Which to use
“doar” is a verb and “dobre” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,016
- “doar” frequency rank
- #30,519
- “dobre” frequency rank
- 37535
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doar | dobre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transferir a posse de algo, gratuitamente, para outrem | bem |
Letter map: doar vs dobre
Shared letters muted; letters that set doar and dobre apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. doar runs 4 letters (CVVC) against dobre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: doar vs dobre
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doar is averb and dobreanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37535, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doar is recorded at frequency rank #7,016, classified as averb. dobre is at rank #30,519, tagged as anadv, pronounced ˈdɔbrɛ/.
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 37535, this pair ranks #29,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doar vs dobre
Shared letters: dor. Private to "doar": a. Private to "dobre": be.
"doar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doar" for "dobre" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "doar" or "dobre" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "doar" vs "dobre" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "doar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dobre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doar" and "dobre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dare vs dobre". 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 #29,065 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.