Which to use
“deve” is a verb and “dez” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #182
- “deve” frequency rank
- #771
- “dez” frequency rank
- 953
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deve | dez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dever | dotado de bons atributos |
Letter map: deve vs dez
Shared letters muted; letters that set deve and dez apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for deve / dez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deve is averb and dezanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 953, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deve is recorded at frequency rank #182, classified as averb. dez is at rank #771, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdɛʃ/.
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 953, this pair ranks #74,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deve vs dez
Shared letters: de. Private to "deve": v. Private to "dez": z.
"deve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- deve ← ddeve · deev · devve · dvee · edve
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deve" for "dez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "deve" or "dez"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "deve" and "dez".
- Full dictionary entry for "deve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deve" and "dez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dez". 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 #74,678 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.