Which to use
“del” is a contraction and “deve” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,706
- “del” frequency rank
- #182
- “deve” frequency rank
- 1888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | del | deve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | do, da, contração da preposição de com o artigo definido singular el: | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dever |
Letter map: del vs deve
Shared letters muted; letters that set del and deve apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: del vs deve
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: del is acontraction and deveaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
del is recorded at frequency rank #1,706, classified as acontraction. deve is at rank #182, tagged as averb.
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 1888, this pair ranks #73,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of del vs deve
Shared letters: de. Private to "del": l. Private to "deve": v.
"del" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "deve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- deve ← ddeve · deev · devve · dvee · edve
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "del" for "deve" ever safe?
Frequency check: "del" vs "deve" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "del" vs "deve" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "del" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "del" and "deve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs del". 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 #73,640 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.