decência

/dɨ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/

//dɨ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ// noun

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The verdict

“decência” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #17,478. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,478
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - qualidade daquele ou daquilo que é decente

Corpus desk

Index PT-decencia · decência · Portuguese

decência · rank #17,478 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,478
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH desfilar

Nearest frequency peer: desfilar (+4 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “decência”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “decência” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

decência vs demência
88% similar
decência vs decadência
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for decência
PropertyValue
Headworddecência
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,478
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “decência”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.decênciacai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “desfilar” (#17,482), “cronologia” (#17,473), “discovery” (#17,488). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “decência” fica em #17,478. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around decência (IPA /dɨ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,478 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for decência, with forms such as "dceência", "ddecência", and "deccência". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "demência", "decadência", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is decência, spelled D-E-C-Ê-N-C-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    qualidade daquele ou daquilo que é decente
  2. 2
    conformidade aos padrões reconhecidos de propriedade, bom gosto, modéstia, etc

Synonyms

decororespeitabilidade

This word in other languages

decency(English)décence(Français)Anstand(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceência
  • ddecência
  • deccência
  • decnêcia
  • decêcnia
  • decêncai
  • decênccia
  • decênica
  • decênncia
  • deêcncia
  • edcência

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decência - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

dceência2ddecência1deccência1decnêcia2decêcnia2decêncai2decênccia1decênica2
Edit distance from "decência"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decência"?
"decência" is spelled D-E-C-Ê-N-C-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/.
What does "decência" mean?
As a noun, "decência" means: qualidade daquele ou daquilo que é decente
What words are commonly confused with "decência"?
"decência" is commonly confused with "demência", "decadência". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decência"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decência" is /dɨ.ˈsẽ.sjɐ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decência" come from?
"decência" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "decência", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desfilar#17,482cilindro#17,464exaustão#17,506fabuloso#17,511

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

arrastado11 variantsagredido11 variantsinversão11 variantsiraquiano11 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list