Which to use
“dolo” and “duelo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,862
- “dolo” frequency rank
- #7,522
- “duelo” frequency rank
- 51384
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dolo | duelo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vontade livre e consciente de realizar uma conduta tipificada na legislação penal | combate entre duas pessoas, normalmente usando espadas ou pistolas, e na maioria das vezes por questões de honra |
Letter map: dolo vs duelo
Shared letters muted; letters that set dolo and duelo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: dolo and duelo
dolo and duelo 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 51384, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dolo is recorded at frequency rank #43,862, classified as anoun. duelo is at rank #7,522, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdwɛ.lu/.
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 51384, this pair ranks #13,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dolo vs duelo
Shared letters: dlo. Private to "dolo": -. Private to "duelo": eu.
"dolo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "duelo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "dolo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duelo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #13,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dolo" and "duelo" 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 #13,656 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.