Which to use
“delator” is a noun and “desatar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,959
- “delator” frequency rank
- #48,865
- “desatar” frequency rank
- 68824
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delator | desatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele que delata, ou denuncia um ato, um crime | desprender |
Letter map: delator vs desatar
Shared letters muted; letters that set delator and desatar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. delator and desatar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Role in the sentence - delator and desatar
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: delator is anoun and desataraverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68824, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delator is recorded at frequency rank #19,959, classified as anoun. desatar is at rank #48,865, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.zɐ.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 68824, this pair ranks #4,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delator vs desatar
Shared letters: adert. Private to "delator": lo. Private to "desatar": s.
"delator" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "desatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delator" and "desatar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "delator" or "desatar" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "delator" and "desatar".
- Full dictionary entry for "delator" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desatar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delator" and "desatar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desatar vs devastar". 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 #4,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.