Which to use
“decepção” and “detecção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,987
- “decepção” frequency rank
- #11,853
- “detecção” frequency rank
- 21840
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decepção | detecção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | desilusão | ato ou efeito de detectar |
Letter map: decepção vs detecção
Shared letters muted; letters that set decepção and detecção apart highlighted. Shared run: 6. decepção and detecção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on decepção vs detecção
decepção and detecção 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 21840, 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\. detecção is at rank #11,853, 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 21840, this pair ranks #48,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decepção vs detecção
Shared letters: cdeoãç. Private to "decepção": p. Private to "detecção": t.
"decepção" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "detecção" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "decepção" vs "detecção" - 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 "detecção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #48,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decepção" and "detecção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deserção vs detecção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #48,323 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.