decision

noun

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The verdict

“decision” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #41,933. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,933
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - decisão

Corpus desk

Index PT-decision · decision · Portuguese

decision · rank #41,933 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,933
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH dermatite

Nearest frequency peer: dermatite (+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 “decision”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “decision” 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).

decision vs decisivo
75% similar
decision vs decisão
75% similar

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

Key facts for decision
PropertyValue
Headworddecision
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#41,933
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “decision”

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#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 “dermatite” (#41,937), “desabrochar” (#41,938), “cupim” (#41,927). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “decision” fica em #41,933. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around decision, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,933 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "decisão".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for decision, with forms such as "dceision", "ddecision", and "deccision". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "decisivo", "decisão", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is decision, spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    decisão

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how decision appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. To reach a decision.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceision
  • ddecision
  • deccision
  • deciison
  • decisino
  • decisionn
  • decisoin
  • decission
  • decsiion
  • deicsion
  • edcision

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decision - 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.

dceision2ddecision1deccision1deciison2decisino2decisionn1decisoin2decission1
Edit distance from "decision"

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 "decision"?
"decision" is spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-O-N.
What does "decision" mean?
As a noun, "decision" means: decisão
What words are commonly confused with "decision"?
"decision" is commonly confused with "decisivo", "decisão". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "decision" come from?
"decision" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

driving11 variantsfurther11 variantshematoma11 variantsaposento11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list