detecção

noun

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The verdict

“detecção” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #11,853. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,853
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index PT-deteccao · detecção · Portuguese

detecção · rank #11,853 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,853
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH detrimento

Nearest frequency peer: detrimento (+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 “detecção”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “detecção” 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).

detecção vs detenção
88% similar
detecção vs decepção
75% similar
detecção vs deserção
75% similar

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

Key facts for detecção
PropertyValue
Headworddetecção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,853
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “detecção”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.detecçãocai 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 “detrimento” (#11,854), “despedir” (#11,851), “deslocar” (#11,850). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “detecção” fica em #11,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around detecção, anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,853 among 1,193 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "ato ou efeito de detectar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for detecção, with forms such as "ddetecção", "deetcção", and "detceção". 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, "detenção", "decepção", "deserção", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is detecção, spelled D-E-T-E-C-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de detectar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. A Sony aproveitou os holofotes da Game Developers Company, feira para desenvolvedores de jogos que rolou até o último sábado (13) em São Francisco, para apresentar seu esperado controle com detecção de movimento, o Move.

This word in other languages

detection(English)détection(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddetecção
  • deetcção
  • detceção
  • deteccção
  • detecãço
  • detecçoã
  • deteçcão
  • dettecção
  • dteecção
  • edtecção

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ddetecção1deetcção2detceção2deteccção1detecãço2detecçoã2deteçcão2dettecção1
Edit distance from "detecção"

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 "detecção"?
"detecção" is spelled D-E-T-E-C-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "detecção" mean?
As a noun, "detecção" means: ato ou efeito de detectar
What words are commonly confused with "detecção"?
"detecção" is commonly confused with "detenção", "decepção", "deserção". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "detecção" come from?
"detecção" 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 "detecção", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

despedir#11,851deslocar#11,850caldeira#11,820angústia#11,793

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

descida10 variantscruzado10 variantscostura10 variantscolchão10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list