# deixar vs delirar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### deixar
*verb · IPA /dɐj.ˈʃaɾ/ · frequency rank #309*
soltar algo

### delirar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.li.ˈɾaɾ/ · frequency rank #37,744*
estar em delírio

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