Which to use
“decente” and “docente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,621
- “decente” frequency rank
- #8,756
- “docente” frequency rank
- 16377
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decente | docente |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que age com decência | relativo a professor |
Where the eye mixes decente and docente
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. decente and docente follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: decente vs docente
A purely visual mix-up. decente (/dɨ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/) and docente (/du.ˈsẽ.tɨ/) 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 a single letter - e in “decente” becomes o in “docente”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16377, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decente is recorded at frequency rank #7,621, classified as anadj, pronounced /dɨ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/. docente is at rank #8,756, tagged as anadj, pronounced /du.ˈsẽ.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 16377, this pair ranks #55,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decente vs docente
Shared letters: cdent. Private to "decente": -. Private to "docente": o.
"decente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "docente" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decente" and "docente" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "decente" or "docente"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "decente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "docente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decente" and "docente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decente vs delete". 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 #55,183 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.