deveria

[de.ve.ˈɾi.a]

/[de.ve.ˈɾi.a]/ verb

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The verdict

“deveria” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#551
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do futuro do pretérito do indicativo de dever;

Corpus desk

Index PT-deveria · deveria · Portuguese

deveria · rank #551 · 9 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #551
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH carro

Nearest frequency peer: carro (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “deveria”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “deveria” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

deveria vs dever
71% similar
deveria vs deveras
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for deveria
PropertyValue
Headworddeveria
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA[de.ve.ˈɾi.a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#551
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “deveria”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).deveriacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “carro” (#550), “dezembro” (#552), “caminho” (#549). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “deveria” fica em #551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around deveria (IPA [de.ve.ˈɾi.a]), averb. Corpus frequency is #551 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for deveria, with forms such as "ddeveria", "deevria", and "deveira". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "dever", "deveras", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is deveria, spelled D-E-V-E-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do futuro do pretérito do indicativo de dever;
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do futuro do pretérito do indicativo de dever.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeveria
  • deevria
  • deveira
  • deverai
  • deverria
  • devreia
  • devveria
  • dveeria
  • edveria

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deveria - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddeveria1deevria2deveira2deverai2deverria1devreia2devveria1dveeria2
Edit distance from "deveria"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deveria"?
"deveria" is spelled D-E-V-E-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [de.ve.ˈɾi.a].
What does "deveria" mean?
As a verb, "deveria" means: primeira pessoa do futuro do pretérito do indicativo de dever;
What words are commonly confused with "deveria"?
"deveria" is commonly confused with "dever", "deveras". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deveria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deveria" is [de.ve.ˈɾi.a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deveria" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deveria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

caminho#549energia#553questão#557período#540

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

situação9 variantsinglês9 variantsserviço9 variantsjustiça9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list