Which to use
“dela” is a contraction and “diva” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #295
- “dela” frequency rank
- #12,655
- “diva” frequency rank
- 12950
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dela | diva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de e do pronome ela | deusa, divindade |
Where the eye mixes dela and diva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between dela and diva
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dela is /ˈde.lɐ/ while diva is /ˈdi.vɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12950, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dela is recorded at frequency rank #295, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈde.lɐ/. diva is at rank #12,655, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdi.vɐ/.
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 12950, this pair ranks #59,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dela vs diva
Shared letters: ad. Private to "dela": el. Private to "diva": iv.
"dela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "diva" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dela" for "diva" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dela" or "diva" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "dela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "diva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dela" and "diva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs diva". 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 #59,513 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.