Which to use
“doença” is a noun and “dona” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,279
- “doença” frequency rank
- #2,475
- “dona” frequency rank
- 3754
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doença | dona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | disfunção em um organismo causada por agentes externos ou não | ruim, mau |
Letter map: doença vs dona
Shared letters muted; letters that set doença and dona apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for doença / dona
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doença is anoun and donaanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3754, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doença is recorded at frequency rank #1,279, classified as anoun. dona is at rank #2,475, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈt̪ɔnə/.
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 3754, this pair ranks #71,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doença vs dona
Shared letters: adno. Private to "doença": eç. Private to "dona": -.
"doença" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dona ← ddona · dnoa · doan · donna
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doença" and "dona" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doença" vs "dona" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "doença" vs "dona" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "doença" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doença" and "dona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dona vs doula". 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 #71,342 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.