dívida vs divisão, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“dívida” and “divisão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,873
“dívida” frequency rank: #2,045
“divisão” frequency rank: 4918
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	dívida	divisão
Definition	aquilo que se deve	ato ou efeito de dividir

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set dívida and divisão apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch

dívida

7 ch

divisão

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

dívida and divisão 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

dívida is recorded at frequency rank #2,873, classified as anoun. divisão is at rank #2,045, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dʒi.vi.ˈzãw/.

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 4918, this pair ranks #69,816 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of dívida vs divisão

Shared letters: div. Private to "dívida": aí. Private to "divisão": osã.

"dívida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "divisão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Frequency comparison

dívida#2,873

divisão#2,045

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "dívida" and "divisão" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "dívida" or "divisão"?

"divisão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,045 in our Portuguese list, against #2,873 for "dívida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering dívida vs divisão

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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