Which to use
“delegar” is a verb and “devagar” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,841
- “delegar” frequency rank
- #5,520
- “devagar” frequency rank
- 42361
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delegar | devagar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | investir na faculdade de proceder em nome de outrem | em baixa velocidade |
Where the eye mixes delegar and devagar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses delegar with devagar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delegar is /dɨ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/ while devagar is /de.va.ˈgaɹ/. 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 (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42361, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delegar is recorded at frequency rank #36,841, classified as averb, pronounced /dɨ.lɨ.ˈɡaɾ/. devagar is at rank #5,520, tagged as anadv, pronounced /de.va.ˈgaɹ/.
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 42361, this pair ranks #23,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delegar vs devagar
Shared letters: adegr. Private to "delegar": l. Private to "devagar": v.
"delegar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devagar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delegar" for "devagar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "delegar" vs "devagar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delegar" and "devagar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delegar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "devagar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delegar" and "devagar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delegar vs delirar". 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 #23,417 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.