Which to use
“dogma” and “dogs” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,298
- “dogma” frequency rank
- #18,312
- “dogs” frequency rank
- 42610
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dogma | dogs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ponto inquestionável de uma doutrina | plural de dog |
Where the eye mixes dogma and dogs
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dogma runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against dogs's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dogma vs dogs
A purely visual mix-up. dogma (/ˈdɔɡ.mɐ/) and dogs (/dɔɡz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42610, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dogma is recorded at frequency rank #24,298, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔɡ.mɐ/. dogs is at rank #18,312, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔɡz/.
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 42610, this pair ranks #23,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dogma vs dogs
Shared letters: dgo. Private to "dogma": am. Private to "dogs": s.
"dogma" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dogs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dogma" for "dogs" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dogma" or "dogs" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dogma" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dogs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dogma" and "dogs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dogma 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 #23,141 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.