decréscimo

noun

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The verdict

“decréscimo” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #30,498. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,498
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-decrescimo · decréscimo · Portuguese

decréscimo · rank #30,498 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,498
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH declare

Nearest frequency peer: declare (-2 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 “decréscimo”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “decréscimo” 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
Key facts for decréscimo
PropertyValue
Headworddecréscimo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#30,498
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “decréscimo”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).decréscimocai aqui:

#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 “declare” (#30,496), “desarmar” (#30,504), “cível” (#30,490). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “decréscimo” fica em #30,498. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around decréscimo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,498 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato de decrescer".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for decréscimo, with forms such as "dceréscimo", "ddecréscimo", and "deccréscimo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is decréscimo, spelled D-E-C-R-É-S-C-I-M-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato de decrescer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. «A empresa registou um ligeiro decréscimo nos lucros devido ao aumento dos custos das matérias-primas.»

This word in other languages

decrease(English)décroissance(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceréscimo
  • ddecréscimo
  • deccréscimo
  • decrréscimo
  • decrsécimo
  • decrécsimo
  • decrésccimo
  • decréscimmo
  • decrésciom
  • decréscmio
  • decrésicmo
  • decrésscimo
  • decérscimo
  • dercéscimo
  • edcréscimo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dceréscimo2ddecréscimo1deccréscimo1decrréscimo1decrsécimo2decrécsimo2decrésccimo1decréscimmo1
Edit distance from "decréscimo"

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 "decréscimo"?
"decréscimo" is spelled D-E-C-R-É-S-C-I-M-O.
What does "decréscimo" mean?
As a noun, "decréscimo" means: ato de decrescer
What are common misspellings of "decréscimo"?
Common misspellings include "dceréscimo", "ddecréscimo", "deccréscimo", "decrréscimo", "decrsécimo". The correct spelling is "decréscimo".
What language does "decréscimo" come from?
"decréscimo" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list