Which to use
“desligar” and “deslocar” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,406
- “desligar” frequency rank
- #11,850
- “deslocar” frequency rank
- 18256
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desligar | deslocar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | interromper um circuito elétrico | mudar de lugar |
Where the eye mixes desligar and deslocar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. desligar and deslocar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between desligar and deslocar
A purely visual mix-up. desligar (/dɨʒ.li.ˈɡaɾ/) and deslocar (/dɨʒ.lu.ˈkaɾ/) 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 18256, 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/. deslocar is at rank #11,850, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨʒ.lu.ˈkaɾ/.
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 18256, this pair ranks #52,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desligar vs deslocar
Shared letters: adelrs. Private to "desligar": gi. Private to "deslocar": co.
"desligar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "deslocar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desligar" and "deslocar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desligar" or "deslocar"?
Useful next steps
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 "deslocar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desligar" and "deslocar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "declinar vs desligar". 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 #52,781 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.