Which to use
“dom” is a noun and “doze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,921
- “dom” frequency rank
- #3,982
- “doze” frequency rank
- 5903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dom | doze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | casa (construção que serve de moradia) | número equivalente a onze mais um; cardinalidade de um conjunto que contenha uma dúzia de elementos distintos; representado pelo símbolo 12 (algarismos arábicos), XII (algarismos romanos) ou 1100 (representação binária) |
Where the eye mixes dom and doze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dom vs doze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dom is /dɔm/ while doze is /ˈdo.zɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5903, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dom is recorded at frequency rank #1,921, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɔm/. doze is at rank #3,982, tagged as anum, pronounced /ˈdo.zɨ/.
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 5903, this pair ranks #68,645 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dom vs doze
Shared letters: do. Private to "dom": m. Private to "doze": ez.
"dom" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "doze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- doze ← ddoze · doez · dozze · dzoe · odze
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dom" for "doze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dom" or "doze"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dom" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,645 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dom" and "doze" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dodo vs doze". 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 #68,645 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.