Which to use
“despido” and “devido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #47,293
- “despido” frequency rank
- #563
- “devido” frequency rank
- 47856
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | despido | devido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nu; desnudo | que se deve |
Where the eye mixes despido and devido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between despido and devido
A purely visual mix-up. despido (/dɨʃ.ˈpi.du/) and devido (/dɨ.ˈvi.du/) 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 47856, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
despido is recorded at frequency rank #47,293, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈpi.du/. devido is at rank #563, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.ˈvi.du/.
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 47856, this pair ranks #17,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of despido vs devido
Shared letters: deio. Private to "despido": ps. Private to "devido": v.
"despido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "devido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "despido" and "devido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "despido" or "devido" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "despido" and "devido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "despido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "despido" and "devido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descuido vs despido". 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 #17,352 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.