Which to use
“dara” is a num and “dela” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,030
- “dara” frequency rank
- #295
- “dela” frequency rank
- 27325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dara | dela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segundo, numeral ordinal relacionado ao número 2 | contração da preposição de e do pronome ela |
Letter map: dara vs dela
Shared letters muted; letters that set dara and dela apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. dara and dela follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - dara and dela
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dara is anum and delaacontraction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dara is recorded at frequency rank #27,030, classified as anum. dela is at rank #295, tagged as acontraction, pronounced /ˈde.lɐ/.
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 27325, this pair ranks #41,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dara vs dela
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dara": r. Private to "dela": el.
"dara" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dara" and "dela" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "dara" or "dela"?
Useful next steps
Pair "dara" vs "dela" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dela" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dara" and "dela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dara vs dat". 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 #41,670 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.