Which to use
“deve” and “devi” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #182
- “deve” frequency rank
- #47,301
- “devi” frequency rank
- 47483
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deve | devi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dever | dever, ter obrigação de, ter que |
Letter map: deve vs devi
Shared letters muted; letters that set deve and devi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: deve and devi
deve and devi are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - e in “deve” becomes i in “devi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47483, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deve is recorded at frequency rank #182, classified as averb. devi is at rank #47,301, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈde.vi/.
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 47483, this pair ranks #17,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deve vs devi
Shared letters: dev. Private to "deve": -. Private to "devi": i.
"deve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "devi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deve" and "devi" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "deve" vs "devi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "deve" vs "devi" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "deve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deve" and "devi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devi vs device". 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 #17,761 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.