Which to use
“dolo” and “dom” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,862
- “dolo” frequency rank
- #1,921
- “dom” frequency rank
- 45783
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dolo | dom |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vontade livre e consciente de realizar uma conduta tipificada na legislação penal | casa (construção que serve de moradia) |
Letter map: dolo vs dom
Shared letters muted; letters that set dolo and dom apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Pair insight - dolo / dom
dolo and dom are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45783, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dolo is recorded at frequency rank #43,862, classified as anoun. dom is at rank #1,921, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɔm/.
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 45783, this pair ranks #19,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dolo vs dom
Shared letters: do. Private to "dolo": l. Private to "dom": m.
"dolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dom" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dolo ← ddolo · dloo · dollo · dool · odlo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dolo" and "dom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dolo" vs "dom" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "dolo" and "dom".
- Full dictionary entry for "dolo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dom" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dolo" and "dom" 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 #19,611 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.