Which to use
“delete” is a verb and “demente” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,777
- “delete” frequency rank
- #28,930
- “demente” frequency rank
- 62707
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delete | demente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | excluir | que apresenta demência |
Where the eye mixes delete and demente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between delete and demente
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: delete is /dɪ.ˈliːt/ while demente is /dɨ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62707, 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/. demente is at rank #28,930, tagged as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.ˈmẽ.tɨ/.
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 62707, this pair ranks #6,527 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delete vs demente
Shared letters: det. Private to "delete": l. Private to "demente": mn.
"delete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "demente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delete" for "demente" ever safe?
Which is more common, "delete" or "demente"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "delete" and "demente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #6,527 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delete" and "demente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "demente vs dormente". 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 #6,527 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.