Which to use
“daí” is a contraction and “Davi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,387
- “daí” frequency rank
- #5,182
- “Davi” frequency rank
- 6569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | daí | Davi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar aí: | prenome masculino |
Where the eye mixes daí and Davi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between daí and Davi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: daí is /dɐ.ˈi/ while Davi is /da.ˈvi/.. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
daí is recorded at frequency rank #1,387, classified as acontraction, pronounced /dɐ.ˈi/. Davi is at rank #5,182, tagged as anoun, pronounced /da.ˈvi/..
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 6569, this pair ranks #67,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of daí vs Davi
Shared letters: ad. Private to "daí": í. Private to "Davi": iv.
"daí" · 3 letters · shape CVV · "Davi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Davi ← advi · daiv · davvi · ddavi · dvai
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "daí" and "Davi" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "daí" vs "Davi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "daí" and "Davi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "daí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Davi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "daí" and "Davi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs Davi". 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 #67,838 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.