Which to use
“delito” and “delta” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,047
- “delito” frequency rank
- #7,134
- “delta” frequency rank
- 18181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | delito | delta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ação ou omissão punível segundo lei aplicável; crime | quarta letra do alfabeto grego e tem um valor numérico de 4 |
Letter map: delito vs delta
Shared letters muted; letters that set delito and delta apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. delito runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against delta's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - delito / delta
delito and delta 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 18181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
delito is recorded at frequency rank #11,047, classified as anoun, pronounced /de.ˈli.tu/. 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 18181, this pair ranks #52,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of delito vs delta
Shared letters: delt. Private to "delito": io. Private to "delta": a.
"delito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "delta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "delito" for "delta" ever safe?
Which is more common, "delito" or "delta"?
What to do next
You've compared "delito" and "delta". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "delito" 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 #52,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "delito" and "delta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "delfino vs delito". 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 #52,864 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.