Which to use
“doce” and “due” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,532
- “doce” frequency rank
- #24,954
- “due” frequency rank
- 26486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doce | due |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem sabor agradável, como o do açúcar, do mel ou qualquer outro adoçante | devido |
Where the eye mixes doce and due
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doce vs due
A purely visual mix-up. doce (/ˈdo.sɨ/) and due (/dju/) 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 26486, 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/. due is at rank #24,954, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dju/.
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 26486, this pair ranks #42,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doce vs due
Shared letters: de. Private to "doce": co. Private to "due": u.
"doce" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "due" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doce ← dcoe · ddoce · docce · doec · odce
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doce" for "due" ever safe?
Frequency check: "doce" vs "due" - which ranks higher?
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 "doce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "due" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doce" and "due" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs due". 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 #42,671 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.