# dead vs dela

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### dead
*adjective · frequency rank #6,859*
morto

### dela
*contraction · IPA /ˈde.lɐ/ · frequency rank #295*
contração da preposição de e do pronome ela

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/dead-vs-dela