Which to use
“deve” is a verb and “dever” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #182
- “deve” frequency rank
- #3,068
- “dever” frequency rank
- 3250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deve | dever |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dever | obrigação |
Letter map: deve vs dever
Shared letters muted; letters that set deve and dever apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - deve and dever
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deve is averb and deveranoun. On the page they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “deve” sits inside “dever”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deve is recorded at frequency rank #182, classified as averb. 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 3250, this pair ranks #71,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deve vs dever
Shared letters: dev. Private to "deve": -. Private to "dever": r.
"deve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dever" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deve" and "dever" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "deve" or "dever"?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deve" and "dever".
- Full dictionary entry for "deve" 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 #71,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deve" and "dever" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dever 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 #71,928 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.