# delegar vs deletar

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### delegar
*verb · IPA /dɨ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ · frequency rank #36,841*
investir na faculdade de proceder em nome de outrem

### deletar
*verb · frequency rank #20,266*
eliminar, apagar, suprimir, remover, excluir

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/delegar-vs-deletar