Which to use
“doce” is an adjective and “door” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,532
- “doce” frequency rank
- #20,282
- “door” frequency rank
- 21814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doce | door |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem sabor agradável, como o do açúcar, do mel ou qualquer outro adoçante | avante, em frente: |
Where the eye mixes doce and door
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses doce with door
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doce is /ˈdo.sɨ/ while door is /dʊː/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21814, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doce is recorded at frequency rank #1,532, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈdo.sɨ/. 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 21814, this pair ranks #48,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doce vs door
Shared letters: do. Private to "doce": ce. Private to "door": r.
"doce" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "door" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doce" and "door" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doce" vs "door" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doce" 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 #48,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doce" 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 #48,361 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.