Which to use
“dolo” is a noun and “dos” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,862
- “dolo” frequency rank
- #24
- “dos” frequency rank
- 43886
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dolo | dos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vontade livre e consciente de realizar uma conduta tipificada na legislação penal | o número dois |
Letter map: dolo vs dos
Shared letters muted; letters that set dolo and dos apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - dolo and dos
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dolo is anoun and dosanum. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43886, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dolo is recorded at frequency rank #43,862, classified as anoun. 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 43886, this pair ranks #21,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dolo vs dos
Shared letters: do. Private to "dolo": l. Private to "dos": s.
"dolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dos" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dolo ← ddolo · dloo · dollo · dool · odlo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dolo" and "dos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dolo" or "dos" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "dolo" vs "dos" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dolo" 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 #21,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dolo" and "dos" 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 #21,681 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.