Which to use
“dívida” is a noun and “divino” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,873
- “dívida” frequency rank
- #6,411
- “divino” frequency rank
- 9284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dívida | divino |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquilo que se deve | perfeito |
Letter map: dívida vs divino
Shared letters muted; letters that set dívida and divino apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for dívida / divino
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dívida is anoun and divinoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dívida is recorded at frequency rank #2,873, classified as anoun. 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 9284, this pair ranks #64,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dívida vs divino
Shared letters: div. Private to "dívida": aí. Private to "divino": no.
"dívida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divino ← ddivino · diivno · divinno · divion · divnio · divvino · dviino · idvino
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dívida" for "divino" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
You've compared "dívida" and "divino". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "dívida" 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 #64,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dívida" 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 #64,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.