# dem vs due

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dem
*article · IPA /deːm/ · frequency rank #7,268*
o, ao, do, artigo definido masculino do caso dativo singular

### due
*adjective · IPA /dju/ · frequency rank #24,954*
devido

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dem-vs-due