dissenção

noun

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The verdict

“dissenção” is uncommon Portuguese (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Portuguese
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - falta de concordância a respeito de (algo); divergência, discrepância

Key facts for dissenção
PropertyValue
Headworddissenção
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dissenção” sits in Portuguese frequency

dissenção falls outside the top-100,000 ranked Portuguese words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dissenção is uncommon Portuguese outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dissenção in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Portuguese form is dissenção, spelled D-I-S-S-E-N-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    falta de concordância a respeito de (algo); divergência, discrepância
  2. 2
    estado de litígio; desavença, conflito, disputa
  3. 3
    característica daquilo que discrepa; oposição

Synonyms

dissensodissentimentodesinteligênciadivisãonução

Antonyms

desinteligênciadivisãonução

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dissenção"?
"dissenção" is spelled D-I-S-S-E-N-Ç-Ã-O.
What does "dissenção" mean?
As a noun, "dissenção" means: falta de concordância a respeito de (algo); divergência, discrepância
What language does "dissenção" come from?
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Using “dissenção”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-I-S-S-E-N-Ç-Ã-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list