Which to use
“devido” and “divino” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #563
- “devido” frequency rank
- #6,411
- “divino” frequency rank
- 6974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devido | divino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que se deve | perfeito |
Where the eye mixes devido and divino
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between devido and divino
A purely visual mix-up. devido (/dɨ.ˈvi.du/) and divino (/di.ˈvi.nu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6974, 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/. divino is at rank #6,411, tagged as anadj, pronounced /di.ˈvi.nu/.
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 6974, this pair ranks #67,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of devido vs divino
Shared letters: diov. Private to "devido": e. Private to "divino": n.
"devido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devido" and "divino" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "devido" or "divino" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "devido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divino" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #67,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devido" and "divino" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divino vs driving". 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 #67,291 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.