# deve vs dire

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### deve
*verb · frequency rank #182*
terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dever

### dire
*verb · IPA /diʁ/ · frequency rank #27,835*
dizer, falar

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