Which to use
“dodo” is a noun and “dois” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #48,368
- “dodo” frequency rank
- #109
- “dois” frequency rank
- 48477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dodo | dois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dodo | número equivalente a um mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha um elemento e um outro elemento distinto; representado pelo símbolo 2 (algarismos indo-arábicos) ou II (algarismos romanos); seu feminino é duas |
Where the eye mixes dodo and dois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dodo and dois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dodo is /ˈdoʊ.doʊ/ while dois is /ˈdojʃ/. 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 (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dodo is recorded at frequency rank #48,368, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdoʊ.doʊ/. dois is at rank #109, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈdojʃ/.
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 48477, this pair ranks #16,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dodo vs dois
Shared letters: do. Private to "dodo": -. Private to "dois": is.
"dodo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dodo" for "dois" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dodo" vs "dois" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dodo" and "dois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dodo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dodo" and "dois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs drogo". 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 #16,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.