Which to use
“dívida” and “dúvida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,873
- “dívida” frequency rank
- #1,358
- “dúvida” frequency rank
- 4231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dívida | dúvida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquilo que se deve | questionamento, indecisão |
Letter map: dívida vs dúvida
Shared letters muted; letters that set dívida and dúvida apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. dívida and dúvida follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on dívida vs dúvida
dívida and dúvida 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 a single letter - í in “dívida” becomes ú in “dúvida”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dívida is recorded at frequency rank #2,873, classified as anoun. dúvida is at rank #1,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdu.vi.dɐ/.
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 4231, this pair ranks #70,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dívida vs dúvida
Shared letters: adiv. Private to "dívida": í. Private to "dúvida": ú.
"dívida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dúvida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dívida" for "dúvida" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dívida" or "dúvida" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "dívida" vs "dúvida" 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 "dúvida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dívida" and "dúvida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dívida vs divido". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #70,751 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.