Which to use
“dobre” and “door” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,519
- “dobre” frequency rank
- #20,282
- “door” frequency rank
- 50801
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dobre | door |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | bem | avante, em frente: |
Where the eye mixes dobre and door
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dobre runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against door's 4 (CVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between dobre and door
A purely visual mix-up. dobre (ˈdɔbrɛ/) and door (/dʊː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50801, 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/. door is at rank #20,282, tagged as anadv, pronounced /dʊː/.
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 50801, this pair ranks #14,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dobre vs door
Shared letters: dor. Private to "dobre": be. Private to "door": -.
"dobre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "door" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dobre" for "door" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dobre" or "door"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dobre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "door" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dobre" and "door" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs door". 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 #14,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.