Which to use
“devido” is an adjective and “dívida” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #563
- “devido” frequency rank
- #2,873
- “dívida” frequency rank
- 3436
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devido | dívida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se deve | aquilo que se deve |
Letter map: devido vs dívida
Shared letters muted; letters that set devido and dívida apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Role in the sentence - devido and dívida
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: devido is anadjective and dívidaanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3436, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devido is recorded at frequency rank #563, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.ˈvi.du/. dívida is at rank #2,873, tagged as anoun.
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 3436, this pair ranks #71,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devido vs dívida
Shared letters: div. Private to "devido": eo. Private to "dívida": aí.
"devido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dívida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- devido ← ddevido · deivdo · devdio · deviddo · deviod · devvido · dveido · edvido
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "devido" and "dívida" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "devido" or "dívida" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "devido" and "dívida".
- Full dictionary entry for "devido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dívida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #71,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devido" and "dívida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "devi vs devido". 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 #71,721 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.