delira

/deˈli.ɾɐ/

//deˈli.ɾɐ// verb

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The verdict

“delira” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #62,768 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,768
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo delir

Corpus desk

Index PT-delira · delira · Portuguese

delira · rank #62,768 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,768
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dedada

Nearest frequency peer: dedada (-3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “delira”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “delira” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for delira
PropertyValue
Headworddelira
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/deˈli.ɾɐ/
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,768
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “delira” em português

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).deliracai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “dedada” (#62,765), “decretação” (#62,764), “dernier” (#62,774). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “delira” fica em #62,768. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

delira is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #62,768 among 1,193 “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

  1. 1
    primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo delir
  2. 2
    terceira pessoa do singular do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo delir
  3. 3
    terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo delirar
  4. 4
    segunda 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "delira"?
"delira" is spelled D-E-L-I-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is /deˈli.ɾɐ/.
What does "delira" mean?
As a verb, "delira" means: primeira pessoa do singular do pretérito mais-que-perfeito do indicativo do verbo delir
How do you pronounce "delira"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delira" is /deˈli.ɾɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delira" come from?
"delira" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "delira", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dedada#62,765carmim#62,686Grecia#62,890ianque#62,909

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list