Which to use
“doente” is an adjective and “duende” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,318
- “doente” frequency rank
- #21,149
- “duende” frequency rank
- 23467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doente | duende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que tem a saúde alterada | criatura do folclore ibérico, latino-americano e filipino |
Letter map: doente vs duende
Shared letters muted; letters that set doente and duende apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. doente and duende follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: doente vs duende
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: doente is anadjective and duendeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doente is recorded at frequency rank #2,318, classified as anadj. duende is at rank #21,149, tagged as anoun.
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 23467, this pair ranks #46,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of doente vs duende
Shared letters: den. Private to "doente": ot. Private to "duende": u.
"doente" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "duende" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doente" and "duende" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doente" vs "duende" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "doente" and "duende".
- Full dictionary entry for "doente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doente" and "duende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "doente 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 #46,362 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.