decisão vs decision, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“decisão” and “decision” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#669
“decisão” frequency rank: #41,933
“decision” frequency rank: 42602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	decisão	decision
Definition	ação ou resultado de decidir	decisão

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set decisão and decision apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

decisão

8 ch

decision

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

decisão and decision 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42602, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

decisão is recorded at frequency rank #669, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.si.ˈzɐ̃w̃/. decision is at rank #41,933, 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 42602, this pair ranks #23,153 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of decisão vs decision

Shared letters: cdeios. Private to "decisão": ã. Private to "decision": n.

"decisão" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "decision" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

decision ← dceision · ddecision · deccision · deciison · decisino · decisionn · decisoin · decission

Frequency comparison

decisão#669

decision#41,933

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "decisão" and "decision" be used interchangeably?

No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.

Which is more common, "decisão" or "decision"?

"decisão" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #669 in our Portuguese list, against #41,933 for "decision". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering decisão vs decision

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Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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