indecisão

/ĩ.dɨ.si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/

//ĩ.dɨ.si.ˈzɐ̃w̃// noun

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The verdict

“indecisão” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #33,030. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,030
frequency rank, Portuguese
938
“I” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - o estado de não ser capaz de decidir; hesitação

Corpus desk

Index PT-indecisao · indecisão · Portuguese

indecisão · rank #33,030 · 12 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,030
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 938
  • PHOTO-FINISH indeciso

Nearest frequency peer: indeciso (-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 “indecisão”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “indecisão” 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).

indecisão vs indeciso
89% similar

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

Key facts for indecisão
PropertyValue
Headwordindecisão
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ĩ.dɨ.si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,030
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “indecisão”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.indecisãocai 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 “indeciso” (#33,029), “inconformado” (#33,026), “infindável” (#33,034). Entre 938 lemas com “I”, “indecisão” fica em #33,030. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around indecisão (IPA /ĩ.dɨ.si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,030 among 938 “I” headwords. Dominant gloss: "o estado de não ser capaz de decidir; hesitação".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for indecisão, with forms such as "idnecisão", "indceisão", and "inddecisão". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "indeciso", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is indecisão, spelled I-N-D-E-C-I-S-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o estado de não ser capaz de decidir; hesitação

Synonyms

mexilanga

Antonyms

decisão

This word in other languages

indecision(English)indecisión(Español)indécision(Français)Unentschlossenheit(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • idnecisão
  • indceisão
  • inddecisão
  • indeccisão
  • indecisoã
  • indecissão
  • indeciãso
  • indecsião
  • indeicsão
  • inedcisão
  • inndecisão
  • nidecisão

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

idnecisão2indceisão2inddecisão1indeccisão1indecisoã2indecissão1indeciãso2indecsião2
Edit distance from "indecisão"

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 "indecisão"?
"indecisão" is spelled I-N-D-E-C-I-S-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ĩ.dɨ.si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/.
What does "indecisão" mean?
As a noun, "indecisão" means: o estado de não ser capaz de decidir; hesitação
What words are commonly confused with "indecisão"?
"indecisão" is commonly confused with "indeciso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "indecisão"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indecisão" is /ĩ.dɨ.si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "indecisão" come from?
"indecisão" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list