# dever vs deveria

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dever
*noun · IPA /dɨ.ˈveɾ/ · frequency rank #3,068*
obrigação

### deveria
*verb · IPA [de.ve.ˈɾi.a] · frequency rank #551*
primeira pessoa do futuro do pretérito do indicativo de dever;

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