Which to use
“devi” is a verb and “doi” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,301
- “devi” frequency rank
- #13,272
- “doi” frequency rank
- 60573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devi | doi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dever, ter obrigação de, ter que | dois; representado pelo algarismo hindu-arábico 2 |
Where the eye mixes devi and doi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devi and doi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: devi is /ˈde.vi/ while doi is /doj/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs num), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devi is recorded at frequency rank #47,301, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈde.vi/. doi is at rank #13,272, tagged as anum, pronounced /doj/.
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 60573, this pair ranks #7,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of devi vs doi
Shared letters: di. Private to "devi": ev. Private to "doi": o.
"devi" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "doi" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devi ← ddevi · deiv · devvi · dvei · edvi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devi" and "doi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "devi" or "doi" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "devi" and "doi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "devi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "doi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devi" and "doi" 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 #7,574 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.