dekadent

Name: dekadent, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[dekaˈdɛnt]

/[dekaˈdɛnt]/ adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“dekadent” is an uncommon German word, ranked #60,468 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#60,468
frequency rank, German: 8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - infolge kultureller Überfeinerung entartet und ohne Kraft oder Widerstandsfähigkeit, im Verfall begriffen

Key facts for dekadent
Property	Value
Headword	dekadent
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[dekaˈdɛnt]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#60,468
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dekadent” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dekadent lands here:

#60,468

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for dekadent is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dekaˈdɛnt]. Corpus data places it at rank #60,468 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "infolge kultureller Überfeinerung entartet und ohne Kraft oder Widerstandsfähigkeit, im Verfall begriffen".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dekadent, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dekadent, spelled D-E-K-A-D-E-N-T.

Definition

1
infolge kultureller Überfeinerung entartet und ohne Kraft oder Widerstandsfähigkeit, im Verfall begriffen

Antonyms

bescheiden

This word in other languages

decadent(English)decadente(Español)décadent(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dekadent"?

"dekadent" is spelled D-E-K-A-D-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dekaˈdɛnt].

What does "dekadent" mean?

As an adjective, "dekadent" means: infolge kultureller Überfeinerung entartet und ohne Kraft oder Widerstandsfähigkeit, im Verfall begriffen

How do you pronounce "dekadent"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dekadent" is [dekaˈdɛnt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "dekadent" come from?

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Using “dekadent”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is D-E-K-A-D-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [dekaˈdɛnt] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.