decisivo

/dɨ.si.ˈzi.vu/

//dɨ.si.ˈzi.vu// adj

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The verdict

“decisivo” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #8,600. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,600
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-decisivo · decisivo · Portuguese

decisivo · rank #8,600 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,600
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH densidade

Nearest frequency peer: densidade (+3 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 “decisivo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “decisivo” 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).

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

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

Key facts for decisivo
PropertyValue
Headworddecisivo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɨ.si.ˈzi.vu/
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,600
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “decisivo”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “densidade” (#8,603), “cunhado” (#8,596), “cristianismo” (#8,595). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “decisivo” fica em #8,600. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around decisivo (IPA /dɨ.si.ˈzi.vu/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,600 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 decisivo, with forms such as "dceisivo", "ddecisivo", and "deccisivo". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "decisão", "decidido", "decision", 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 its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is decisivo, spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-V-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que decide
  2. 2
    terminante

This word in other languages

decisive(English)decisivo(Español)définitif(Français)entscheidend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceisivo
  • ddecisivo
  • deccisivo
  • deciisvo
  • decisiov
  • decisivvo
  • decissivo
  • decisvio
  • decsiivo
  • deicsivo
  • edcisivo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decisivo - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dceisivo2ddecisivo1deccisivo1deciisvo2decisiov2decisivvo1decissivo1decisvio2
Edit distance from "decisivo"

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 "decisivo"?
"decisivo" is spelled D-E-C-I-S-I-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.si.ˈzi.vu/.
What does "decisivo" mean?
As an adjective, "decisivo" means: que decide
What words are commonly confused with "decisivo"?
"decisivo" is commonly confused with "decisão", "decidido", "decision". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decisivo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decisivo" is /dɨ.si.ˈzi.vu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decisivo" come from?
"decisivo" 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 "decisivo", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

condutor#8,592cantores#8,585exemplar#8,619filósofo#8,625

Similar misspelling depth

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

aguardar11 variantstraseira11 variantsrealista11 variantsregulação11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list