Which to use
“delete” is a verb and “delta” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,777
- “delete” frequency rank
- #7,134
- “delta” frequency rank
- 40911
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delete | delta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | excluir | quarta letra do alfabeto grego e tem um valor numérico de 4 |
Letter map: delete vs delta
Shared letters muted; letters that set delete and delta apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Part-of-speech tell for delete / delta
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: delete is averb and deltaanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delete is recorded at frequency rank #33,777, classified as averb, pronounced /dɪ.ˈliːt/. delta is at rank #7,134, tagged as anoun.
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 40911, this pair ranks #25,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delete vs delta
Shared letters: delt. Private to "delete": -. Private to "delta": a.
"delete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delete" for "delta" ever safe?
Which is more common, "delete" or "delta"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "delete" and "delta".
- Full dictionary entry for "delete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "delta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #25,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delete" and "delta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delete vs demente". 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 #25,106 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.