dolovsdomConfusable pair

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.

4 ch
dolo
3 ch
dom

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

  • doloddolo · dloo · dollo · dool · odlo

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "dolo" and "dom" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "dolo" vs "dom" - which ranks higher?
"dom" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,921 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

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list