Which to use
“década” and “descida” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,775
- “década” frequency rank
- #11,848
- “descida” frequency rank
- 13623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | década | descida |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | período de dez unidades | ato de descer |
Where the eye mixes década and descida
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: década vs descida
A purely visual mix-up. década (/ˈdɛ.kɐ.dɐ/) and descida (/dɨʃ.ˈsi.dɐ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
década is recorded at frequency rank #1,775, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈdɛ.kɐ.dɐ/. descida is at rank #11,848, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈsi.dɐ/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 13623, this pair ranks #58,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of década vs descida
Shared letters: acd. Private to "década": é. Private to "descida": eis.
"década" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "descida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- descida ← ddescida · decsida · desccida · descdia · desciad · descidda · desicda · desscida
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "década" and "descida" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "década" vs "descida" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "década" and "descida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "década" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #58,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "década" and "descida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descida vs despido". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #58,668 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.