Which to use
“dele” is a contraction and “dize” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #261
- “dele” frequency rank
- #34,674
- “dize” frequency rank
- 34935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | dele | dize |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o pronome pessoal ele | segunda pessoa do singular do imperativo do verbo dizer |
Letter map: dele vs dize
Shared letters muted; letters that set dele and dize apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: dele vs dize
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: dele is acontraction and dizeaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
dele is recorded at frequency rank #261, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈde.lɨ/. dize is at rank #34,674, tagged as averb.
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 34935, this pair ranks #32,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of dele vs dize
Shared letters: de. Private to "dele": l. Private to "dize": iz.
"dele" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "dize" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "dele" for "dize" ever safe?
Frequency check: "dele" vs "dize" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "dele" vs "dize" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "dele" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dize" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "dele" and "dize" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs dize". 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 #32,214 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.