Which to use
“deletar” and “desatar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,266
- “deletar” frequency rank
- #48,865
- “desatar” frequency rank
- 69131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | deletar | desatar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eliminar, apagar, suprimir, remover, excluir | desprender |
Letter map: deletar vs desatar
Shared letters muted; letters that set deletar and desatar apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. deletar and desatar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on deletar vs desatar
deletar and desatar are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
deletar is recorded at frequency rank #20,266, classified as averb. 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 69131, this pair ranks #4,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of deletar vs desatar
Shared letters: adert. Private to "deletar": l. Private to "desatar": s.
"deletar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "desatar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "deletar" vs "desatar" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "deletar" 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 #4,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "deletar" 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 #4,040 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.