Which to use
“dois” and “dos” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #109
- “dois” frequency rank
- #24
- “dos” frequency rank
- 133
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dois | dos |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | o número dois |
Where the eye mixes dois and dos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dois and dos
A purely visual mix-up. dois (/ˈdojʃ/) and dos (/dɔs/) 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 133, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dois is recorded at frequency rank #109, classified as anum, pronounced /ˈdojʃ/. dos is at rank #24, tagged as anum, pronounced /dɔs/.
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 133, this pair ranks #75,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dois vs dos
Shared letters: dos. Private to "dois": i. Private to "dos": -.
"dois" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dois ← ddois · dios · doiss · dosi · odis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dois" and "dos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dois" vs "dos" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "dois" and "dos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dois" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dois" and "dos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dos". 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 #75,526 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.