Which to use
“dublê” is a noun and “duplo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,117
- “dublê” frequency rank
- #4,388
- “duplo” frequency rank
- 34505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dublê | duplo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ator que substitui outro em tomadas perigosas ou difíceis | que tem duplicidade; ambíguo |
Letter map: dublê vs duplo
Shared letters muted; letters that set dublê and duplo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. dublê and duplo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: dublê vs duplo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dublê is anoun and duploanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34505, 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/. duplo is at rank #4,388, tagged as anadj.
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 34505, this pair ranks #32,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dublê vs duplo
Shared letters: dlu. Private to "dublê": bê. Private to "duplo": op.
"dublê" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "duplo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duplo ← dduplo · dpulo · dulpo · dupllo · dupol · dupplo · udplo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dublê" for "duplo" ever safe?
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After this comparison
You've compared "dublê" and "duplo". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dublê" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "duplo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dublê" and "duplo" 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 #32,738 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.