Which to use
“dona” is an adjective and “doze” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,475
- “dona” frequency rank
- #3,982
- “doze” frequency rank
- 6457
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dona | doze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ruim, mau | 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 dona and doze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dona vs doze
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dona is /ˈt̪ɔnə/ while doze is /ˈdo.zɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6457, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dona is recorded at frequency rank #2,475, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈt̪ɔnə/. 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 6457, this pair ranks #67,971 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dona vs doze
Shared letters: do. Private to "dona": an. Private to "doze": ez.
"dona" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doze" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dona" for "doze" ever safe?
Which is more common, "dona" or "doze"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "dona" and "doze" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dona" 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 #67,971 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dona" 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 #67,971 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.