decrescer
/dɨ.kɾɨʃ.ˈseɾ/
The verdict
“decrescer” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #95,610 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a verb.
- #95,610
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - tornar-se menor, diminuir em dimensão, duração, quantidade ou intensidade; baixar, enfraquecer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decrescer |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɨ.kɾɨʃ.ˈseɾ/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #95,610 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decrescer” sits in Portuguese frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Portuguese entry for decrescer is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɨ.kɾɨʃ.ˈseɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #95,610 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for decrescer, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is decrescer, spelled D-E-C-R-E-S-C-E-R.
Definition
- 1tornar-se menor, diminuir em dimensão, duração, quantidade ou intensidade; baixar, enfraquecer
- 2diminuir sequência numérica
- 3diminuir gradativamente a intensidade sonora de uma execução musical
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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Using “decrescer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-C-R-E-S-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.kɾɨʃ.ˈseɾ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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.