décimo
/ˈdɛ.si.mu/
The verdict
“décimo” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,044. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #9,044
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 1,193
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição dez em uma série; o que vem depois do nono
Corpus desk
Index PT-decimo · décimo · Portuguese
décimo · rank #9,044 · 8 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #9,044
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,193
- PHOTO-FINISH Earth
Nearest frequency peer: Earth (+1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “décimo”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- corrupto
corrupto
90,966 corpus weight
- décimo
décimo
90,957 corpus weight
- Earth
Earth
90,956 corpus weight
- emagrecer
emagrecer
90,955 corpus weight
- estender
estender
90,952 corpus weight
- estratégico
estratégico
90,951 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “décimo” sits against the nearest ranked Portuguese headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | décimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈdɛ.si.mu/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,044 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Onde “décimo” fica na frequência do português
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around décimo (IPA /ˈdɛ.si.mu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,044 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição dez em uma série; o que vem depois do nono".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for décimo, with forms such as "dcéimo", "ddécimo", and "déccimo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "devido", "delito", "dízimo", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is décimo, spelled D-É-C-I-M-O.
Definition
- 1refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição dez em uma série; o que vem depois do nono
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dcéimo
- ddécimo
- déccimo
- décimmo
- déciom
- décmio
- déicmo
- édcimo
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of décimo - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "décimo", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "décimo". Here's where to go from here.
- "décimo" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "devido". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #9,044 among Portuguese headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more Portuguese words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.