Which to use
“desligar” and “deslizar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,406
- “desligar” frequency rank
- #26,342
- “deslizar” frequency rank
- 32748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desligar | deslizar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interromper um circuito elétrico | escorregar suavemente, resvalar, afastar-se lentamente: |
Where the eye mixes desligar and deslizar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. desligar and deslizar 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 desligar with deslizar
A purely visual mix-up. desligar (/dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/) and deslizar (/dɨʒ.li.ˈzaɾ/) 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 a single letter - g in “desligar” becomes z in “deslizar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32748, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desligar is recorded at frequency rank #6,406, classified as averb, pronounced /dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/. deslizar is at rank #26,342, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨʒ.li.ˈzaɾ/.
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 32748, this pair ranks #34,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desligar vs deslizar
Shared letters: adeilrs. Private to "desligar": g. Private to "deslizar": z.
"desligar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "deslizar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desligar" and "deslizar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "desligar" vs "deslizar" - 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 "desligar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deslizar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #34,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desligar" and "deslizar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declinar vs deslizar". 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 #34,953 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.