Which to use
“divisões” is a noun and “divisor” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,885
- “divisões” frequency rank
- #24,296
- “divisor” frequency rank
- 33181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | divisões | divisor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | forma plural de divisão: | o que divide |
Where the eye mixes divisões and divisor
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. divisões runs 8 letters (CVCVCVVC) against divisor's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: divisões vs divisor
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: divisões is /ʤɪ.vɪˈzõj̃s/ while divisor is /di.vi.ˈzoɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
divisões is recorded at frequency rank #8,885, classified as anoun, pronounced /ʤɪ.vɪˈzõj̃s/. divisor is at rank #24,296, tagged as anadj, pronounced /di.vi.ˈzoɾ/.
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 33181, this pair ranks #34,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of divisões vs divisor
Shared letters: disv. Private to "divisões": eõ. Private to "divisor": or.
"divisões" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC · "divisor" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- divisor ← ddivisor · diivsor · diviosr · divisorr · divisro · divissor · divsior · divvisor
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "divisões" and "divisor" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "divisões" or "divisor" show up more?
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 "divisões" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "divisor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "divisões" and "divisor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "difusor 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 #34,401 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.