# decente vs doente

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### decente
*adjective · IPA /dɨ.ˈsẽ.tɨ/ · frequency rank #7,621*
que age com decência

### doente
*adjective · frequency rank #2,318*
que tem a saúde alterada

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/decente-vs-doente