dali

contraction

The verdict

“dali” is a regularly-used Portuguese word, ranked #6,049 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a contraction.

#6,049
frequency rank, Portuguese
4
letters
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar ali:

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dali vs das
50% similar
dali vs dar
50% similar
dali vs del
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dali
PropertyValue
Headworddali
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechContraction
Letters4
Frequency rank#6,049
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dali” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dali lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for dali is 4 letters long, classified as a contraction. Corpus data places it at rank #6,049 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for dali, with forms such as "adli", "dail", and "dalli". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "das", "dar", "del", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is dali, spelled D-A-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar ali:
  2. 2
    contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar ali:
  3. 3
    contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar ali:
  4. 4
    contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar ali:

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: adli,dail,dalli,ddali,dlai

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dali - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

adli2dail2dalli1ddali1dlai2
Edit distance from "dali"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dali"?
"dali" is spelled D-A-L-I.
What does "dali" mean?
As a contraction, "dali" means: contração da preposição de com o advérbio de lugar ali:
What words are commonly confused with "dali"?
"dali" is commonly confused with "das", "dar", "del". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "dali" come from?
"dali" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “dali”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-A-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “das” - see the side-by-side comparison. dali vs das
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list