Which to use
“deitar” and “deixar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,183
- “deitar” frequency rank
- #309
- “deixar” frequency rank
- 5492
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deitar | deixar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | colocar na cama | soltar algo |
Where the eye mixes deitar and deixar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses deitar with deixar
A purely visual mix-up. deitar (/dɐj.ˈtaɾ/) and deixar (/dɐj.ˈʃaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - t in “deitar” becomes x in “deixar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5492, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deitar is recorded at frequency rank #5,183, classified as averb, pronounced /dɐj.ˈtaɾ/. deixar is at rank #309, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɐj.ˈʃaɾ/.
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 5492, this pair ranks #69,109 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of deitar vs deixar
Shared letters: adeir. Private to "deitar": t. Private to "deixar": x.
"deitar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "deixar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "deitar" for "deixar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "deitar" vs "deixar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "deitar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deixar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #69,109 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deitar" and "deixar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deitar 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 #69,109 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.