Which to use
“deixar” and “delirar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #309
- “deixar” frequency rank
- #37,744
- “delirar” frequency rank
- 38053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deixar | delirar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | soltar algo | estar em delírio |
Where the eye mixes deixar and delirar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. deixar runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against delirar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between deixar and delirar
A purely visual mix-up. deixar (/dɐj.ˈʃaɾ/) and delirar (/dɨ.li.ˈɾaɾ/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deixar is recorded at frequency rank #309, classified as averb, pronounced /dɐj.ˈʃaɾ/. delirar is at rank #37,744, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.li.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 38053, this pair ranks #28,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deixar vs delirar
Shared letters: adeir. Private to "deixar": x. Private to "delirar": l.
"deixar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "delirar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "deixar" and "delirar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "deixar" or "delirar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "deixar" and "delirar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "deixar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delirar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deixar" and "delirar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declinar vs delirar". 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 #28,465 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.