# deter vs dever

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### deter
*verb · frequency rank #5,519*
proceder à detenção; prender; reter à força

### dever
*noun · IPA /dɨ.ˈveɾ/ · frequency rank #3,068*
obrigação

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