Which to use
“Denver” and “dever” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,562
- “Denver” frequency rank
- #3,068
- “dever” frequency rank
- 17630
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Denver | dever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | capital do estado do Colorado (Estados Unidos da América). | obrigação |
Where the eye mixes Denver and dever
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Denver with dever
A purely visual mix-up. Denver (/ˈdẽ.veɾ/) and dever (/dɨ.ˈveɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17630, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Denver is recorded at frequency rank #14,562, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdẽ.veɾ/. dever is at rank #3,068, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ˈveɾ/.
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 17630, this pair ranks #53,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Denver vs dever
Shared letters: derv. Private to "Denver": n. Private to "dever": -.
"Denver" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "dever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Denver" and "dever" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Denver" vs "dever" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Denver" and "dever" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Denver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dever" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Denver" and "dever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Denver vs donner". 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 #53,567 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.