# def vs dela

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### def
*adjective · IPA /dɛf/ · frequency rank #32,132*
algo muito bom

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/def-vs-dela