Which to use
“doar” is a verb and “doze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,016
- “doar” frequency rank
- #3,982
- “doze” frequency rank
- 10998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doar | doze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | transferir a posse de algo, gratuitamente, para outrem | número equivalente a onze mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha uma dúzia de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 12 (algarismos arábicos), XII (algarismos romanos) ou 1100 (representação binária) |
Letter map: doar vs doze
Shared letters muted; letters that set doar and doze apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: doar vs doze
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doar is averb and dozeanum. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doar is recorded at frequency rank #7,016, classified as averb. doze is at rank #3,982, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈdo.zɨ/.
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 10998, this pair ranks #61,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doar vs doze
Shared letters: do. Private to "doar": ar. Private to "doze": ez.
"doar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "doze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "doar" vs "doze" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "doar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doar" and "doze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs doar". 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 #61,964 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.