# desvio vs devido

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desvio
*noun · IPA /dɨʒ.ˈvi.u/ · frequency rank #7,388*
mudança de direção

### devido
*adjective · IPA /dɨ.ˈvi.du/ · frequency rank #563*
que se deve

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