Which to use
“descolar” and “desfilar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,325
- “descolar” frequency rank
- #17,482
- “desfilar” frequency rank
- 48807
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descolar | desfilar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | despegar, desunir o que estava colado | passar em filas |
Where the eye mixes descolar and desfilar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. descolar and desfilar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: descolar vs desfilar
A purely visual mix-up. descolar (/dɨʃ.ku.ˈlaɾ/) and desfilar (/dɨʃ.fi.ˈlaɾ/) 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 48807, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descolar is recorded at frequency rank #31,325, classified as averb, pronounced /dɨʃ.ku.ˈlaɾ/. desfilar is at rank #17,482, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨʃ.fi.ˈlaɾ/.
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 48807, this pair ranks #16,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of descolar vs desfilar
Shared letters: adelrs. Private to "descolar": co. Private to "desfilar": fi.
"descolar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "desfilar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descolar" and "desfilar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "descolar" or "desfilar"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "descolar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desfilar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descolar" and "desfilar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descolar vs descontar". 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 #16,334 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.