Which to use
“dígito” is a noun and “divido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,071
- “dígito” frequency rank
- #22,951
- “divido” frequency rank
- 50022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dígito | divido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | cada um dos símbolos de 0 a 9 usados para formar os números | dividir, separar. |
Where the eye mixes dígito and divido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dígito and divido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between dígito and divido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dígito is /ˈdi.ʒi.tu/ while divido is /ˈdiː.wi.doː/.. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dígito is recorded at frequency rank #27,071, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdi.ʒi.tu/. divido is at rank #22,951, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈdiː.wi.doː/..
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 50022, this pair ranks #14,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of dígito vs divido
Shared letters: dio. Private to "dígito": gtí. Private to "divido": v.
"dígito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divido" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divido ← ddivido · diivdo · divdio · dividdo · diviod · divvido · dviido · idvido
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dígito" for "divido" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dígito" or "divido" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "dígito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #14,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dígito" and "divido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dígito vs dízimo". 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 #14,962 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.