Which to use
“dot” and “duto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,988
- “dot” frequency rank
- #35,558
- “duto” frequency rank
- 59546
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dot | duto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dúvida | cano (peça cilíndrica oca) |
Where the eye mixes dot and duto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses dot with duto
A purely visual mix-up. dot (/ˈdot/) and duto (/'du.tʊ/.) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dot is recorded at frequency rank #23,988, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdot/. duto is at rank #35,558, tagged as anoun, pronounced /'du.tʊ/..
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 59546, this pair ranks #8,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dot vs duto
Shared letters: dot. Private to "dot": -. Private to "duto": u.
"dot" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duto ← dduto · dtuo · duot · dutto · udto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dot" and "duto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dot" or "duto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dot" and "duto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dot" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #8,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dot" and "duto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs duto". 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 #8,124 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.