Which to use
“decorar” and “devorar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,860
- “decorar” frequency rank
- #28,166
- “devorar” frequency rank
- 41026
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decorar | devorar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aprender de cor, memorizar: | destruir |
Letter map: decorar vs devorar
Shared letters muted; letters that set decorar and devorar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - decorar / devorar
decorar and devorar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - c in “decorar” becomes v in “devorar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41026, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decorar is recorded at frequency rank #12,860, classified as averb. devorar is at rank #28,166, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 41026, this pair ranks #24,997 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decorar vs devorar
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "decorar": c. Private to "devorar": v.
"decorar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devorar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "decorar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devorar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #24,997 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decorar" and "devorar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delirar vs devorar". 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 #24,997 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.