delito

/de.ˈli.tu/

//de.ˈli.tu// noun

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The verdict

“delito” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,047. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,047
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ação ou omissão punível segundo lei aplicável; crime

Corpus desk

Index PT-delito · delito · Portuguese

delito · rank #11,047 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,047
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dawn

Nearest frequency peer: dawn (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “delito”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “delito” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

delito vs delta
67% similar
delito vs devido
67% similar
delito vs dígito
67% similar

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

Key facts for delito
PropertyValue
Headworddelito
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/de.ˈli.tu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,047
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “delito”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.delitocai aqui:

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “dawn” (#11,046), “desagradável” (#11,050), “crack” (#11,042). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “delito” fica em #11,047. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around delito (IPA /de.ˈli.tu/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,047 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for delito, with forms such as "ddelito", "deilto", and "deliot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "delta", "devido", "dígito", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is delito, spelled D-E-L-I-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ação ou omissão punível segundo lei aplicável; crime
  2. 2
    ato que constitui uma violação da moral vigente; falta

This word in other languages

delict(English)delito(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelito
  • deilto
  • deliot
  • delitto
  • dellito
  • deltio
  • dleito
  • edlito

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of delito - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddelito1deilto2deliot2delitto1dellito1deltio2dleito2edlito2
Edit distance from "delito"

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 "delito"?
"delito" is spelled D-E-L-I-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is /de.ˈli.tu/.
What does "delito" mean?
As a noun, "delito" means: ação ou omissão punível segundo lei aplicável; crime
What words are commonly confused with "delito"?
"delito" is commonly confused with "delta", "devido", "dígito". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "delito"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delito" is /de.ˈli.tu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delito" come from?
"delito" 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 "delito", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

cordão#11,038escova#11,061chutar#11,028balcão#11,011

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

crack8 variantsdevoção8 variantscorreria8 variantsaceder8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list