Which to use
“delirar” and “desligar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,744
- “delirar” frequency rank
- #6,406
- “desligar” frequency rank
- 44150
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delirar | desligar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estar em delírio | interromper um circuito elétrico |
Where the eye mixes delirar and desligar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. delirar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against desligar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses delirar with desligar
A purely visual mix-up. delirar (/dɨ.li.ˈɾaɾ/) and desligar (/dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44150, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delirar is recorded at frequency rank #37,744, classified as averb, pronounced /dɨ.li.ˈɾaɾ/. desligar is at rank #6,406, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/.
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 44150, this pair ranks #21,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delirar vs desligar
Shared letters: adeilr. Private to "delirar": -. Private to "desligar": gs.
"delirar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "desligar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "delirar" and "desligar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "delirar" or "desligar" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "delirar" and "desligar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "delirar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desligar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #21,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delirar" and "desligar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declinar 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 #21,392 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.