Which to use
“desta” is a contraction and “distal” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #364
- “desta” frequency rank
- #44,817
- “distal” frequency rank
- 45181
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desta | distal |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o pronome ou determinante demonstrativo esta | que se localiza longe do ponto de origem |
Letter map: desta vs distal
Shared letters muted; letters that set desta and distal apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. desta runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against distal's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: desta vs distal
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: desta is acontraction and distalanadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45181, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desta is recorded at frequency rank #364, classified as acontraction, pronounced /ˈdɛʃ.tɐ/. distal is at rank #44,817, tagged as anadj.
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 45181, this pair ranks #20,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desta vs distal
Shared letters: adst. Private to "desta": e. Private to "distal": il.
"desta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "distal" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desta" for "distal" ever safe?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "desta" or "distal" show up more?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "desta" and "distal".
- Full dictionary entry for "desta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "distal" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desta" and "distal" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dial vs distal". 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 #20,225 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.