Which to use
“dela” is a contraction and “dólar” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #295
- “dela” frequency rank
- #5,412
- “dólar” frequency rank
- 5707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dela | dólar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de e do pronome ela | unidade monetária de diversos países, dentre os quais, os Estados Unidos e Canadá |
Where the eye mixes dela and dólar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. dela runs 4 letters (CVCV) against dólar's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: dela vs dólar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: dela is /ˈde.lɐ/ while dólar is /ˈdɔ.laɾ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5707, 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/. dólar is at rank #5,412, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɔ.laɾ/.
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 5707, this pair ranks #68,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of dela vs dólar
Shared letters: adl. Private to "dela": e. Private to "dólar": ró.
"dela" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dólar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- dela ← ddela · deal · della · dlea · edla
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "dela" and "dólar" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "dela" or "dólar" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "dela" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dólar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dela" and "dólar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dólar vs doula". 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 #68,858 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.