Which to use
“decepção” and “deserção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,987
- “decepção” frequency rank
- #42,877
- “deserção” frequency rank
- 52864
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decepção | deserção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desilusão | fuga; abandono do posto |
Letter map: decepção vs deserção
Shared letters muted; letters that set decepção and deserção apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. decepção and deserção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Pair insight - decepção / deserção
decepção and deserção 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 52864, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decepção is recorded at frequency rank #9,987, classified as anoun, pronounced \de.se.pə.sˈə̃w\. deserção is at rank #42,877, tagged as anoun.
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 52864, this pair ranks #12,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of decepção vs deserção
Shared letters: deoãç. Private to "decepção": cp. Private to "deserção": rs.
"decepção" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "deserção" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "decepção" vs "deserção" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "decepção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deserção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decepção" and "deserção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deserção vs detecção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #12,444 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.