Which to use
“descanso” and “desconto” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,406
- “descanso” frequency rank
- #5,726
- “desconto” frequency rank
- 11132
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descanso | desconto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | repouso/pausa no trabalho, nos afazeres | ato ou efeito de descontar |
Where the eye mixes descanso and desconto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. descanso and desconto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses descanso with desconto
A purely visual mix-up. descanso (/dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/) and desconto (/dɨʃ.ˈkõ.tu/) 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 11132, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descanso is recorded at frequency rank #5,406, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈkɐ̃.su/. desconto is at rank #5,726, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈkõ.tu/.
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 11132, this pair ranks #61,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of descanso vs desconto
Shared letters: cdenos. Private to "descanso": a. Private to "desconto": t.
"descanso" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "desconto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "descanso" for "desconto" ever safe?
Which is more common, "descanso" or "desconto"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "descanso" and "desconto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descanso" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desconto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descanso" and "desconto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descanso vs descansou". 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 #61,786 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.