Which to use
“Davi” and “David” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,182
- “Davi” frequency rank
- #1,164
- “David” frequency rank
- 6346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Davi | David |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | prenome masculino | Davi |
Where the eye mixes Davi and David
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Davi with David
A purely visual mix-up. Davi (/da.ˈvi/.) and David (/ˈdaːvɪt/.) 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 extra letter(s) - “Davi” sits inside “David”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Davi is recorded at frequency rank #5,182, classified as anoun, pronounced /da.ˈvi/.. David is at rank #1,164, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdaːvɪt/..
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 6346, this pair ranks #68,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Davi vs David
Shared letters: adiv. Private to "Davi": -. Private to "David": -.
"Davi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "David" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Davi" and "David" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "Davi" or "David" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Davi" and "David" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Davi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "David" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Davi" and "David" 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 #68,097 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.