Which to use
“decidir” and “demitir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,367
- “decidir” frequency rank
- #13,264
- “demitir” frequency rank
- 15631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decidir | demitir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | determinar | destituir de cargo ou emprego |
Where the eye mixes decidir and demitir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. decidir and demitir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between decidir and demitir
A purely visual mix-up. decidir (/dɨ.sɨ.ˈdiɾ/) and demitir (/dɨ.mi.ˈtiɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decidir is recorded at frequency rank #2,367, classified as averb, pronounced /dɨ.sɨ.ˈdiɾ/. demitir is at rank #13,264, tagged as averb, pronounced /dɨ.mi.ˈtiɾ/.
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 15631, this pair ranks #56,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decidir vs demitir
Shared letters: deir. Private to "decidir": c. Private to "demitir": mt.
"decidir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "demitir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "decidir" and "demitir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "decidir" vs "demitir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "decidir" and "demitir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decidir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "demitir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #56,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decidir" and "demitir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "deitar vs demitir". 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 #56,140 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.