Which to use
“doente” and “dormente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,318
- “doente” frequency rank
- #32,568
- “dormente” frequency rank
- 34886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doente | dormente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem a saúde alterada | que está dormido ou dormida, adormecido |
Letter map: doente vs dormente
Shared letters muted; letters that set doente and dormente apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. doente runs 6 letters (CVVCCV) against dormente's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - doente / dormente
doente and dormente are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doente is recorded at frequency rank #2,318, classified as anadj. dormente is at rank #32,568, tagged as anadj, pronounced /duɾ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/.
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 34886, this pair ranks #32,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doente vs dormente
Shared letters: denot. Private to "doente": -. Private to "dormente": mr.
"doente" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "dormente" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "doente" for "dormente" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "doente" or "dormente" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "doente" vs "dormente" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "doente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dormente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doente" and "dormente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demente vs dormente". 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 #32,261 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.