Which to use
“decretar” and “deletar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,933
- “decretar” frequency rank
- #20,266
- “deletar” frequency rank
- 45199
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decretar | deletar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ordenar por decreto | eliminar, apagar, suprimir, remover, excluir |
Letter map: decretar vs deletar
Shared letters muted; letters that set decretar and deletar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. decretar runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against deletar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on decretar vs deletar
decretar and deletar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45199, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decretar is recorded at frequency rank #24,933, classified as averb. deletar is at rank #20,266, tagged as averb.
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 45199, this pair ranks #20,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decretar vs deletar
Shared letters: adert. Private to "decretar": c. Private to "deletar": l.
"decretar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "deletar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decretar" and "deletar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "decretar" vs "deletar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "decretar" and "deletar". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "decretar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deletar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decretar" and "deletar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deletar vs desatar". 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 #20,196 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.