Which to use
“dun” and “duto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,320
- “dun” frequency rank
- #35,558
- “duto” frequency rank
- 80878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dun | duto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | penugem imatura em pássaros jovens | cano (peça cilíndrica oca) |
Where the eye mixes dun and duto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: dun vs duto
A purely visual mix-up. dun (/duːn/, [d̥uːˀn]) 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 80878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dun is recorded at frequency rank #45,320, classified as anoun, pronounced /duːn/, [d̥uːˀn]. 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 80878, this pair ranks #1,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dun vs duto
Shared letters: du. Private to "dun": n. Private to "duto": ot.
"dun" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "duto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duto ← dduto · dtuo · duot · dutto · udto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dun" and "duto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dun" vs "duto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "dun" and "duto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "dun" 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 #1,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dun" and "duto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dun". 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 #1,252 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.