Which to use
“desta” is a contraction and “dita” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #364
- “desta” frequency rank
- #5,623
- “dita” frequency rank
- 5987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desta | dita |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | contração da preposição de com o pronome ou determinante demonstrativo esta | felicidade, ventura |
Where the eye mixes desta and dita
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: desta vs dita
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: desta is /ˈdɛʃ.tɐ/ while dita is /ˈdi.tɐ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (contraction vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5987, 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/. dita is at rank #5,623, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈdi.tɐ/.
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 5987, this pair ranks #68,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of desta vs dita
Shared letters: adt. Private to "desta": es. Private to "dita": i.
"desta" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dita" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "desta" for "dita" ever safe?
Which is more common, "desta" or "dita"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dita" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desta" and "dita" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dat vs dita". 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 #68,555 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.