Which to use
“débito” and “delito” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,575
- “débito” frequency rank
- #11,047
- “delito” frequency rank
- 25622
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | débito | delito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | dívida | ação ou omissão punível segundo lei aplicável; crime |
Where the eye mixes débito and delito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. débito and delito follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between débito and delito
A purely visual mix-up. débito (/ˈdɛ.bi.tu/) and delito (/de.ˈli.tu/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
débito is recorded at frequency rank #14,575, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɛ.bi.tu/. delito is at rank #11,047, tagged as anoun, pronounced /de.ˈli.tu/.
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 25622, this pair ranks #43,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of débito vs delito
Shared letters: diot. Private to "débito": bé. Private to "delito": el.
"débito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- delito ← ddelito · deilto · deliot · delitto · dellito · deltio · dleito · edlito
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "débito" and "delito" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "débito" vs "delito" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "débito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #43,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "débito" and "delito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delfino vs delito". 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 #43,667 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.