Which to use
“deus” is a noun and “deve” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #128
- “deus” frequency rank
- #182
- “deve” frequency rank
- 310
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deus | deve |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | numa religião, ser sobrenatural de poderes sobre-humanos | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dever |
Letter map: deus vs deve
Shared letters muted; letters that set deus and deve apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: deus vs deve
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deus is anoun and deveaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 310, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deus is recorded at frequency rank #128, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdews/. deve is at rank #182, tagged as averb.
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 310, this pair ranks #75,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deus vs deve
Shared letters: de. Private to "deus": su. Private to "deve": v.
"deus" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "deve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deus" and "deve" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "deus" or "deve" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "deus" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deus" and "deve" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deve vs devi". 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 #75,329 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.