Which to use
“descida” and “descuido” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,848
- “descida” frequency rank
- #22,606
- “descuido” frequency rank
- 34454
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descida | descuido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato de descer | falta de cuidado |
Where the eye mixes descida and descuido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: descida vs descuido
A purely visual mix-up. descida (/dɨʃ.ˈsi.dɐ/) and descuido (/dɨʃ.ˈkuj.du/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descida is recorded at frequency rank #11,848, classified as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈsi.dɐ/. descuido is at rank #22,606, tagged as anoun, pronounced /dɨʃ.ˈkuj.du/.
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 34454, this pair ranks #32,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descida vs descuido
Shared letters: cdeis. Private to "descida": a. Private to "descuido": ou.
"descida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "descuido" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "descida" and "descuido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "descida" or "descuido" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "descida" and "descuido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "descida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "descuido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descida" and "descuido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descuido vs despido". 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 #32,800 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.