doisvsdoloTell them apart

Quick tell: dois is a num, dolo is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“dois” is a num and “dolo” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#109
“dois” frequency rank
#43,862
“dolo” frequency rank
43971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature dois dolo
Definition 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 vontade livre e consciente de realizar uma conduta tipificada na legislação penal

Letter map: dois vs dolo

Shared letters muted; letters that set dois and dolo apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
dois
4 ch
dolo

Grammar separator: dois vs dolo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dois is anum and doloanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dois is recorded at frequency rank #109, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈdojʃ/. dolo is at rank #43,862, 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 43971, this pair ranks #21,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of dois vs dolo

Shared letters: do. Private to "dois": is. Private to "dolo": l.

"dois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "dolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • doisddois · dios · doiss · dosi · odis
  • doloddolo · dloo · dollo · dool · odlo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dois" and "dolo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "dois" is a num and "dolo" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "dois" vs "dolo" - which ranks higher?
"dois" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #109 in our Portuguese list, against #43,862 for "dolo". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pair "dois" vs "dolo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "dois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "dolo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #21,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "dois" and "dolo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dolo vs drogo". 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 #21,594 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list