how many pairs of letters are there in these words which have as many letters between them in DELIBERATE? explain briefly as if i am 10 years old

Sure, let's break it down.

First, let's look at the word "DELIBERATE".

The letters in this word are: D, E, L, I, B, E, R, A, T, E.

Now, we need to find pairs of letters that have the same number of letters between them in the word as they do in the alphabet.

1. The first pair is "DE". In the alphabet, there is one letter (C) between D and E. In the word "DELIBERATE", there is also one letter (L) between D and E.

2. The second pair is "EL". In the alphabet, there are 10 letters between E and L. In the word "DELIBERATE", there are also 10 letters between the first E and L.

3. The third pair is "ER". In the alphabet, there is one letter (Q) between E and R. In the word "DELIBERATE", there is also one letter (B) between the second E and R.

4. The fourth pair is "AT". In the alphabet, there are 18 letters between A and T. In the word "DELIBERATE", there are also 18 letters between A and T.

So, there are 4 pairs of letters in the word "DELIBERATE" that have the same number of letters between them in the word as they do in the alphabet.