Which to use
“David” is a noun and “devido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,164
- “David” frequency rank
- #563
- “devido” frequency rank
- 1727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | David | devido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Davi | que se deve |
Where the eye mixes David and devido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between David and devido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: David is /ˈdaːvɪt/. while devido is /dɨ.ˈvi.du/. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
David is recorded at frequency rank #1,164, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdaːvɪt/.. devido is at rank #563, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.ˈvi.du/.
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 1727, this pair ranks #73,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of David vs devido
Shared letters: div. Private to "David": a. Private to "devido": eo.
"David" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "devido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "David" and "devido" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "David" or "devido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "David" and "devido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "David" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "David" and "devido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "David vs devi". 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 #73,785 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.