Which to use
“dobre” is an adverb and “dobrou” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,519
- “dobre” frequency rank
- #21,432
- “dobrou” frequency rank
- 51951
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dobre | dobrou |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bem | acusativo feminino singular de dobrý |
Letter map: dobre vs dobrou
Shared letters muted; letters that set dobre and dobrou apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - dobre and dobrou
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dobre is anadverb and dobrouanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51951, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dobre is recorded at frequency rank #30,519, classified as anadv, pronounced ˈdɔbrɛ/. dobrou is at rank #21,432, tagged as anadj.
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 51951, this pair ranks #13,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dobre vs dobrou
Shared letters: bdor. Private to "dobre": e. Private to "dobrou": u.
"dobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dobrou" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dobre" for "dobrou" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dobre" or "dobrou" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "dobre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dobrou" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dobre" and "dobrou" 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 #13,160 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.