# decretar vs deletar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### decretar
*verb · frequency rank #24,933*
ordenar por decreto

### deletar
*verb · frequency rank #20,266*
eliminar, apagar, suprimir, remover, excluir

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/decretar-vs-deletar