Which to use
“dublê” and “duelo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,117
- “dublê” frequency rank
- #7,522
- “duelo” frequency rank
- 37639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dublê | duelo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ator que substitui outro em tomadas perigosas ou difíceis | combate entre duas pessoas, normalmente usando espadas ou pistolas, e na maioria das vezes por questões de honra |
Where the eye mixes dublê and duelo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dublê and duelo
A purely visual mix-up. dublê (/du.ˈble/) and duelo (/ˈdwɛ.lu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dublê is recorded at frequency rank #30,117, classified as anoun, pronounced /du.ˈble/. 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 37639, this pair ranks #28,932 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dublê vs duelo
Shared letters: dlu. Private to "dublê": bê. Private to "duelo": eo.
"dublê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duelo" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duelo ← dduelo · deulo · duello · dueol · duleo · udelo
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dublê" and "duelo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dublê" or "duelo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dublê" 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 #28,932 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dublê" and "duelo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dub vs dublê". 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 #28,932 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.