Which to use
“dead” is an adjective and “dela” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,859
- “dead” frequency rank
- #295
- “dela” frequency rank
- 7154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dead | dela |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | morto | contração da preposição de e do pronome ela |
Letter map: dead vs dela
Shared letters muted; letters that set dead and dela apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - dead and dela
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dead is anadjective and delaacontraction. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dead is recorded at frequency rank #6,859, classified as anadj. 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 7154, this pair ranks #67,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dead vs dela
Shared letters: ade. Private to "dead": -. Private to "dela": l.
"dead" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "dela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "dead" and "dela" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "dead" vs "dela" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "dead" vs "dela" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dead" 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 #67,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dead" and "dela" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dead". 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 #67,054 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.