Which to use
“dádiva” and “deriva” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,573
- “dádiva” frequency rank
- #8,879
- “deriva” frequency rank
- 27452
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dádiva | deriva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | oferta, donativo, presente, dom | desvio da rota (de aeronave ou barco) |
Where the eye mixes dádiva and deriva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. dádiva and deriva follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: dádiva vs deriva
A purely visual mix-up. dádiva (/ˈda.di.vɐ/) and deriva (/dɨ.ˈɾi.vɐ/) 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 27452, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dádiva is recorded at frequency rank #18,573, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈda.di.vɐ/. deriva is at rank #8,879, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ˈɾi.vɐ/.
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 27452, this pair ranks #41,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dádiva vs deriva
Shared letters: adiv. Private to "dádiva": á. Private to "deriva": er.
"dádiva" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "deriva" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deriva ← dderiva · deirva · deriav · derivva · derriva · dervia · dreiva · edriva
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dádiva" and "deriva" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dádiva" or "deriva" 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 "dádiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deriva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dádiva" and "deriva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deriva vs derivada". 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 #41,510 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.