Which to use
“doente” is an adjective and “donde” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,318
- “doente” frequency rank
- #13,273
- “donde” frequency rank
- 15591
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doente | donde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem a saúde alterada | pelo que; daí se conclui: |
Letter map: doente vs donde
Shared letters muted; letters that set doente and donde apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. doente runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against donde's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: doente vs donde
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doente is anadjective and dondeanadverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15591, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doente is recorded at frequency rank #2,318, classified as anadj. donde is at rank #13,273, tagged as anadv.
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 15591, this pair ranks #56,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doente vs donde
Shared letters: deno. Private to "doente": t. Private to "donde": -.
"doente" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "donde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "doente" and "donde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "doente" or "donde" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "doente" and "donde".
- Full dictionary entry for "doente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "donde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doente" and "donde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs donde". 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 #56,187 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.