Which to use
“dali” is a contraction and “devi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,049
- “dali” frequency rank
- #47,301
- “devi” frequency rank
- 53350
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dali | devi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar ali: | dever, ter obrigação de, ter que |
Letter map: dali vs devi
Shared letters muted; letters that set dali and devi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - dali and devi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dali is acontraction and deviaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53350, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dali is recorded at frequency rank #6,049, classified as acontraction. devi is at rank #47,301, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈde.vi/.
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 53350, this pair ranks #12,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dali vs devi
Shared letters: di. Private to "dali": al. Private to "devi": ev.
"dali" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "devi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dali" and "devi" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dali" or "devi"?
Useful next steps
Pair "dali" vs "devi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dali" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dali" and "devi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devi vs device". 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 #12,093 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.