# desatenção vs detenção

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### desatenção
*noun · IPA /dɨ.zɐ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #43,847*
falta de atenção

### detenção
*noun · IPA /dɨ.tẽ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/ · frequency rank #7,756*
ato de deter

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/desatencao-vs-detencao