Which to use
“delirar” and “devorar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,744
- “delirar” frequency rank
- #28,166
- “devorar” frequency rank
- 65910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delirar | devorar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | estar em delírio | destruir |
Where the eye mixes delirar and devorar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses delirar with devorar
A purely visual mix-up. delirar (/dɨ.li.ˈɾaɾ/) and devorar (/dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65910, 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/. devorar is at rank #28,166, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.vu.ˈɾaɾ/.
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 65910, this pair ranks #5,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of delirar vs devorar
Shared letters: ader. Private to "delirar": il. Private to "devorar": ov.
"delirar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "devorar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "delirar" and "devorar" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "delirar" or "devorar"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "delirar" and "devorar" 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 "devorar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delirar" and "devorar" 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 #5,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.