delira
/deˈli.ɾɐ/
The verdict
“delira” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,768 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,768
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,399
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo delir
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delira |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /deˈli.ɾɐ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #62,768 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “delira” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
delira is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,768 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /deˈli.ɾɐ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for delira in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is delira, spelled D-E-L-I-R-A.
Definition
- 1primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo delir
- 2terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo delir
- 3terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo delirar
- 4segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo delirar
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.
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Using “delira”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-L-I-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /deˈli.ɾɐ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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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.