decréscimo
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
- 2,399
- “D” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ato de decrescer
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decréscimo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #30,498 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decréscimo” sits in Portuguese frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around decréscimo, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,498 among 2,399 “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
- 1ato de decrescer
This word in other languages
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.
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 “decréscimo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-C-R-É-S-C-I-M-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.