Which to use
“del” is a contraction and “delta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,706
- “del” frequency rank
- #7,134
- “delta” frequency rank
- 8840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | del | delta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | do, da, contração da preposição de com o artigo definido singular el: | quarta letra do alfabeto grego e tem um valor numérico de 4 |
Letter map: del vs delta
Shared letters muted; letters that set del and delta apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - del and delta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: del is acontraction and deltaanoun. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “del” sits inside “delta”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8840, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
del is recorded at frequency rank #1,706, classified as acontraction. delta is at rank #7,134, tagged as anoun.
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 8840, this pair ranks #64,794 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of del vs delta
Shared letters: del. Private to "del": -. Private to "delta": at.
"del" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "delta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- delta ← ddelta · delat · dellta · deltta · detla · dleta · edlta
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "del" for "delta" ever safe?
Frequency check: "del" vs "delta" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "del" and "delta".
- Full dictionary entry for "del" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #64,794 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "del" and "delta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs del". 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 #64,794 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.