decadência

//dɨ.kɐ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ// noun

Letters

10 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,261

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

decadência is aPortuguesenoun. It means: o ato ou efeito de cair num estado ou condição inferior ou pior; deterioração Pronounced /dɨ.kɐ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/. Often confused with decência.

Key facts for decadência
PropertyValue
Headworddecadência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.kɐ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,261
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of decadência in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for decadência is 10 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.kɐ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/. Corpus data places it at rank #13,261 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for decadência, with forms such as "dceadência", "ddecadência", and "deacdência". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "decência", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is decadência, spelled D-E-C-A-D-Ê-N-C-I-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato ou efeito de cair num estado ou condição inferior ou pior; deterioração
  2. 2
    degeneração moral
  3. 3
    perda de um direito potestativo pelo seu não exercício, durante o prazo fixado em lei ou eleito e fixado pelas partes

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dceadência,ddecadência,deacdência,decaddência,decadnêcia,decadêcnia,decadêncai,decadênccia,decadênica,decadênncia,decaêdncia,deccadência,decdaência,edcadência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for decadência

Misspelling Variants of "decadência"

dceadência10ddecadência11deacdência10decaddência11decadnêcia10decadêcnia10decadêncai10decadênccia11
Misspelling Variants of "decadência"

Frequency rank: #13,261 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decadência"?
"decadência" is spelled D-E-C-A-D-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.kɐ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "decadência" mean?
As a noun, "decadência" means: o ato ou efeito de cair num estado ou condição inferior ou pior; deterioração
What words are commonly confused with "decadência"?
"decadência" is commonly confused with "decência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decadência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decadência" is /dɨ.kɐ.ˈdẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decadência" come from?
"decadência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Portuguese words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.