deceção
Portuguese, noun/de.seˈsɐ̃w̃/
deceção is spelled D-E-C-E-Ç-Ã-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese, the 136,722nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Deceção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “European Portuguese standard spelling of decepção” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “desilusão”.
What does deceção mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineEuropean Portuguese standard spelling of decepção
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. desilusão 2. surpresa desagradável 3. ato de enganar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of deceção
- deceções plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce deceção?
- Brazil /de.seˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [de.seˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /dɨ.sɛˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is deceção in Portuguese?
deceção appears about once in every 21 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).