Which to use
“dolo” is a noun and “doloso” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,862
- “dolo” frequency rank
- #32,953
- “doloso” frequency rank
- 76815
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dolo | doloso |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vontade livre e consciente de realizar uma conduta tipificada na legislação penal | em que há dolo ou que foi causado por dolo |
Letter map: dolo vs doloso
Shared letters muted; letters that set dolo and doloso apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. dolo runs 4 letters (CVCV) against doloso's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - dolo and doloso
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dolo is anoun and dolosoanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “dolo” sits inside “doloso”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76815, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dolo is recorded at frequency rank #43,862, classified as anoun. doloso is at rank #32,953, tagged as anadj.
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 76815, this pair ranks #2,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dolo vs doloso
Shared letters: dlo. Private to "dolo": -. Private to "doloso": s.
"dolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doloso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dolo" and "doloso" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dolo" or "doloso" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "dolo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doloso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dolo" and "doloso" 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 #2,015 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.