decepção

/\de.se.pə.sˈə̃w\/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,987

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

decepção is aPortuguesenoun. It means: desilusão Pronounced \de.se.pə.sˈə̃w\. It ranks #9,987 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with detenção and detecção.

Key facts for decepção
PropertyValue
Headworddecepção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA\de.se.pə.sˈə̃w\
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,987
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for decepção is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \de.se.pə.sˈə̃w\. Corpus data places it at rank #9,987 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for decepção, with forms such as "dceepção", "ddecepção", and "deccepção". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "detenção", "detecção", "deserção", 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 decepção, spelled D-E-C-E-P-Ç-Ã-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    desilusão
  2. 2
    surpresa desagradável
  3. 3
    ato de enganar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dceepção,ddecepção,deccepção,deceppção,decepãço,decepçoã,deceçpão,decpeção,deecpção,edcepção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for decepção

Misspelling Variants of "decepção"

dceepção8ddecepção9deccepção9deceppção9decepãço8decepçoã8deceçpão8decpeção8
Misspelling Variants of "decepção"

Frequency rank: #9,987 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decepção"?
"decepção" is spelled D-E-C-E-P-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is \de.se.pə.sˈə̃w\.
What does "decepção" mean?
As a noun, "decepção" means: desilusão
What words are commonly confused with "decepção"?
"decepção" is commonly confused with "detenção", "detecção", "deserção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decepção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decepção" is \de.se.pə.sˈə̃w\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decepção" come from?
"decepção" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.