Which to use
“dívida” and “dividida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,873
- “dívida” frequency rank
- #6,643
- “dividida” frequency rank
- 9516
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dívida | dividida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquilo que se deve | o ato de dois jogadores tentarem chutar ou rolar a bola com os pés ao mesmo tempo, geralmente com grande força |
Letter map: dívida vs dividida
Shared letters muted; letters that set dívida and dividida apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. dívida runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against dividida's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: dívida and dividida
dívida and dividida 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 9516, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dívida is recorded at frequency rank #2,873, classified as anoun. dividida is at rank #6,643, 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 9516, this pair ranks #63,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dívida vs dividida
Shared letters: adiv. Private to "dívida": í. Private to "dividida": -.
"dívida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dividida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- dividida ← ddividida · diivdida · divdiida · dividdia · dividdida · dividiad · divididda · diviidda
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dívida" for "dividida" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "dívida" vs "dividida" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dívida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dividida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dívida" and "dividida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dívida vs divido". 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 #63,881 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.