Which to use
“decade” and “decote” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,866
- “decade” frequency rank
- #22,600
- “decote” frequency rank
- 65466
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decade | decote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | década | abertura na parte superior da blusa, por onde passa a cabeça |
Letter map: decade vs decote
Shared letters muted; letters that set decade and decote apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Corpus notes: decade and decote
decade and decote are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65466, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decade is recorded at frequency rank #42,866, classified as anoun. decote is at rank #22,600, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ˈkɔ.tɨ/.
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 65466, this pair ranks #5,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decade vs decote
Shared letters: cde. Private to "decade": a. Private to "decote": ot.
"decade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "decote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decade" and "decote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "decade" or "decote"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "decade" and "decote".
- Full dictionary entry for "decade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "decote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #5,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decade" and "decote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decade vs declare". 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 #5,365 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.