Which to use
“deixar” and “ditar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #309
- “deixar” frequency rank
- #24,613
- “ditar” frequency rank
- 24922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deixar | ditar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | soltar algo | dizer em voz alta, para que outrem escreva o que se vai dizendo |
Where the eye mixes deixar and ditar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: deixar vs ditar
A purely visual mix-up. deixar (/dɐj.ˈʃaɾ/) and ditar (/di.ˈtaɾ/) 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 24922, 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/. ditar is at rank #24,613, tagged as averb, pronounced /di.ˈtaɾ/.
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 24922, this pair ranks #44,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of deixar vs ditar
Shared letters: adir. Private to "deixar": ex. Private to "ditar": t.
"deixar" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "ditar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "deixar" and "ditar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "deixar" vs "ditar" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "deixar" and "ditar" 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 "ditar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #44,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deixar" and "ditar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dit vs ditar". 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 #44,524 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.