Which to use
“deve” is a verb and “dote” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #182
- “deve” frequency rank
- #20,580
- “dote” frequency rank
- 20762
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deve | dote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dever | bens próprios e exclusivos da mulher casada |
Letter map: deve vs dote
Shared letters muted; letters that set deve and dote apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for deve / dote
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: deve is averb and doteanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20762, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deve is recorded at frequency rank #182, classified as averb. dote is at rank #20,580, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔ.tɨ/.
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 20762, this pair ranks #49,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deve vs dote
Shared letters: de. Private to "deve": v. Private to "dote": ot.
"deve" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dote" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deve" for "dote" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deve" vs "dote" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "deve" vs "dote" 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 "dote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #49,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deve" and "dote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dote". 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 #49,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.