Which to use
“desfilar” and “desligar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,482
- “desfilar” frequency rank
- #6,406
- “desligar” frequency rank
- 23888
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desfilar | desligar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | passar em filas | interromper um circuito elétrico |
Where the eye mixes desfilar and desligar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. desfilar and desligar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses desfilar with desligar
A purely visual mix-up. desfilar (/dɨʃ.fi.ˈlaɾ/) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23888, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desfilar is recorded at frequency rank #17,482, classified as averb, pronounced /dɨʃ.fi.ˈlaɾ/. 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 23888, this pair ranks #45,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desfilar vs desligar
Shared letters: adeilrs. Private to "desfilar": f. Private to "desligar": g.
"desfilar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "desligar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desfilar" for "desligar" ever safe?
Frequency check: "desfilar" vs "desligar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desfilar" 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 #45,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desfilar" and "desligar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descolar vs desfilar". 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 #45,850 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.