deletarvsdetestarConfusable pair

Which to use

“deletar” and “detestar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#20,266
“deletar” frequency rank
#41,446
“detestar” frequency rank
61712
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature deletar detestar
Definition eliminar, apagar, suprimir, remover, excluir sentir ódio por

Letter map: deletar vs detestar

Shared letters muted; letters that set deletar and detestar apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.

7 ch
deletar
8 ch
detestar

Spelling & dictionary notes on deletar vs detestar

deletar and detestar 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61712, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

deletar is recorded at frequency rank #20,266, classified as averb. detestar is at rank #41,446, tagged as averb, pronounced /de.teʃ.ˈtaχ/, /de.teʃ.ˈta/.

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 61712, this pair ranks #6,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of deletar vs detestar

Shared letters: adert. Private to "deletar": l. Private to "detestar": s.

"deletar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "detestar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • deletarddeletar · deeltar · deleatr · deletarr · deletra · delettar · delletar · deltear
  • detestarddetestar · deetstar · detesatr · detesstar · detestarr · detestra · detesttar · detetsar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "deletar" and "detestar" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "deletar" vs "detestar" - which ranks higher?
"deletar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,266 in our Portuguese list, against #41,446 for "detestar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "deletar" vs "detestar" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "deletar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "detestar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #6,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "deletar" and "detestar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "degustar vs detestar". 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 #6,999 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list