Which to use
“divino” and “dízimo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,411
- “divino” frequency rank
- #35,978
- “dízimo” frequency rank
- 42389
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divino | dízimo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | perfeito | décima parte |
Where the eye mixes divino and dízimo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. divino and dízimo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: divino vs dízimo
A purely visual mix-up. divino (/di.ˈvi.nu/) and dízimo (/ˈdi.zi.mu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42389, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divino is recorded at frequency rank #6,411, classified as anadj, pronounced /di.ˈvi.nu/. dízimo is at rank #35,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈdi.zi.mu/.
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 42389, this pair ranks #23,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divino vs dízimo
Shared letters: dio. Private to "divino": nv. Private to "dízimo": mzí.
"divino" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dízimo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divino ← ddivino · diivno · divinno · divion · divnio · divvino · dviino · idvino
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "divino" for "dízimo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "divino" or "dízimo"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "divino" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dízimo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divino" and "dízimo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dínamo 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 #23,391 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.