Which to use
“decote” is a noun and “deste” is a contraction - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,600
- “decote” frequency rank
- #346
- “deste” frequency rank
- 22946
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decote | deste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | abertura na parte superior da blusa, por onde passa a cabeça | contração da preposição de com o pronome ou determinante demonstrativo este: |
Letter map: decote vs deste
Shared letters muted; letters that set decote and deste apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. decote runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against deste's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - decote and deste
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: decote is anoun and desteacontraction. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22946, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decote is recorded at frequency rank #22,600, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨ.ˈkɔ.tɨ/. deste is at rank #346, tagged as acontraction.
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 22946, this pair ranks #46,979 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decote vs deste
Shared letters: det. Private to "decote": co. Private to "deste": s.
"decote" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "deste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "decote" for "deste" ever safe?
Frequency check: "decote" vs "deste" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "decote" and "deste".
- Full dictionary entry for "decote" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "deste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,979 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decote" and "deste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "decade vs decote". 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 #46,979 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.