decoração

/dɨ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/

//dɨ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“decoração” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #6,401. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,401
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de decorar

Corpus desk

Index PT-decoracao · decoração · Portuguese

decoração · rank #6,401 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,401
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH declarar

Nearest frequency peer: declarar (-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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “decoração”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “decoração” 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).

decoração vs desolação
78% similar
decoração vs detonação
78% similar
decoração vs depuração
78% similar

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

Key facts for decoração
PropertyValue
Headworddecoração
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɨ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,401
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “decoração”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).decoraçãocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “declarar” (#6,400), “desaparecimento” (#6,402), “contínuo” (#6,396). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “decoração” fica em #6,401. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around decoração (IPA /dɨ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,401 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de decorar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for decoração, with forms such as "dceoração", "ddecoração", and "deccoração". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "desolação", "detonação", "depuração", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is decoração, spelled D-E-C-O-R-A-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de decorar

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceoração
  • ddecoração
  • deccoração
  • decoarção
  • decoraãço
  • decoraçoã
  • decorração
  • decorçaão
  • decroação
  • deocração
  • edcoração

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dceoração2ddecoração1deccoração1decoarção2decoraãço2decoraçoã2decorração1decorçaão2
Edit distance from "decoração"

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 "decoração"?
"decoração" is spelled D-E-C-O-R-A-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /dɨ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
What does "decoração" mean?
As a noun, "decoração" means: ato ou efeito de decorar
What words are commonly confused with "decoração"?
"decoração" is commonly confused with "desolação", "detonação", "depuração". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decoração"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decoração" is /dɨ.ku.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decoração" come from?
"decoração" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

habitação#6,427atlântico#6,374africanos#6,366adicionar#6,365

Similar misspelling depth

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

contínuo11 variantsaparente11 variantsaltitude11 variantstatuagem11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list