Which to use
“divisa” and “dúvida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,560
- “divisa” frequency rank
- #1,358
- “dúvida” frequency rank
- 16918
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisa | dúvida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | valor cambial; moeda; recursos financeiros disponíveis | questionamento, indecisão |
Where the eye mixes divisa and dúvida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. divisa and dúvida follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses divisa with dúvida
A purely visual mix-up. divisa (/di.ˈvi.zɐ/) and dúvida (/ˈdu.vi.dɐ/) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16918, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divisa is recorded at frequency rank #15,560, classified as anoun, pronounced /di.ˈvi.zɐ/. 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 16918, this pair ranks #54,489 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divisa vs dúvida
Shared letters: adiv. Private to "divisa": s. Private to "dúvida": ú.
"divisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "dúvida" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- divisa ← ddivisa · diivsa · divias · divissa · divsia · divvisa · dviisa · idvisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "divisa" and "dúvida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "divisa" vs "dúvida" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "divisa" 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 #54,489 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisa" and "dúvida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "divisa vs divisor". 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 #54,489 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.