Which to use
“doer” is a verb and “dois” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,463
- “doer” frequency rank
- #109
- “dois” frequency rank
- 8572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | doer | dois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estar dolorido | 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 doer and dois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: doer vs dois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: doer is /dʊ.ˈeɾ/, /dʊ.ˈe/ 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 (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
doer is recorded at frequency rank #8,463, classified as averb, pronounced /dʊ.ˈeɾ/, /dʊ.ˈe/. 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 8572, this pair ranks #65,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of doer vs dois
Shared letters: do. Private to "doer": er. Private to "dois": is.
"doer" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "doer" and "dois" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "doer" vs "dois" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "doer" 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 #65,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "doer" and "dois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs doer". 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 #65,151 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.