Which to use
“descontado” is an adjective and “desconto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,083
- “descontado” frequency rank
- #5,726
- “desconto” frequency rank
- 45809
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | descontado | desconto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | inferido de uma soma ou de um valor inteiro | ato ou efeito de descontar |
Letter map: descontado vs desconto
Shared letters muted; letters that set descontado and desconto apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. descontado runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against desconto's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - descontado and desconto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: descontado is anadjective and descontoanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45809, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
descontado is recorded at frequency rank #40,083, classified as anadj. 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 45809, this pair ranks #19,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of descontado vs desconto
Shared letters: cdenost. Private to "descontado": a. Private to "desconto": -.
"descontado" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "desconto" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- descontado ← ddescontado · decsontado · desccontado · descnotado · desconatdo · desconntado · descontaddo · descontaod
- desconto ← ddesconto · decsonto · descconto · descnoto · desconnto · desconot · descontto · descotno
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "descontado" and "desconto" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "descontado" or "desconto"?
What to do next
Pair "descontado" vs "desconto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "descontado" 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 #19,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "descontado" and "desconto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "descansado vs descontado". 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 #19,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.