Which to use
“duo” and “duto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,317
- “duo” frequency rank
- #35,558
- “duto” frequency rank
- 50875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | duo | duto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | grupo de duas pessoas que atuam conjuntamente | cano (peça cilíndrica oca) |
Where the eye mixes duo and duto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses duo with duto
A purely visual mix-up. duo ([du.o], Plural: [du.os]) 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 50875, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
duo is recorded at frequency rank #15,317, classified as anoun, pronounced [du.o], Plural: [du.os]. 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 50875, this pair ranks #14,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of duo vs duto
Shared letters: dou. Private to "duo": -. Private to "duto": t.
"duo" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "duto" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- duto ← dduto · dtuo · duot · dutto · udto
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "duo" and "duto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "duo" or "duto" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "duo" 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 #14,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "duo" 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 #14,090 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.