Which to use
“devoção” and “devolução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,053
- “devoção” frequency rank
- #15,785
- “devolução” frequency rank
- 26838
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | devoção | devolução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sentimento religioso | o ato ou efeito de devolver |
Letter map: devoção vs devolução
Shared letters muted; letters that set devoção and devolução apart highlighted. Shared run: 7. devoção runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against devolução's 9 (CVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - devoção / devolução
devoção and devolução are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26838, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
devoção is recorded at frequency rank #11,053, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.vu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. devolução is at rank #15,785, 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 26838, this pair ranks #42,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of devoção vs devolução
Shared letters: deovãç. Private to "devoção": -. Private to "devolução": lu.
"devoção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "devolução" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "devoção" and "devolução" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "devoção" vs "devolução" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "devoção" and "devolução".
- Full dictionary entry for "devoção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devolução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #42,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "devoção" and "devolução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desolação vs devolução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #42,250 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.