Which to use
“del” is a contraction and “devi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,706
- “del” frequency rank
- #47,301
- “devi” frequency rank
- 49007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | del | devi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | do, da, contração da preposição de com o artigo definido singular el: | dever, ter obrigação de, ter que |
Letter map: del vs devi
Shared letters muted; letters that set del and devi apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for del / devi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: del is acontraction and deviaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
del is recorded at frequency rank #1,706, 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 49007, this pair ranks #16,074 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of del vs devi
Shared letters: de. Private to "del": l. Private to "devi": iv.
"del" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "devi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devi ← ddevi · deiv · devvi · dvei · edvi
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "del" and "devi" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "del" or "devi"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "del" and "devi".
- Full dictionary entry for "del" 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 #16,074 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "del" 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 #16,074 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.