Dekadenz

[dekaˈdɛnt͡s]

/[dekaˈdɛnt͡s]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dekadenz” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #35,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,703
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verfall, Entartung, sittlicher und kultureller Niedergang

Corpus desk

Index DE-dekadenz · Dekadenz · German

Dekadenz · rank #35,703 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,703
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dazugeben

Nearest frequency peer: dazugeben (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Dekadenz“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Dekadenz“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Dekadenz vs Dekade
75% similar
Dekadenz vs Dekaden
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Dekadenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordDekadenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dekaˈdɛnt͡s]
Letters8
Frequency rank#35,703
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dekadenz“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Dekadenzliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „dazugeben“ (#35,702), „demütigen“ (#35,704), „Datenträger“ (#35,701). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dekadenz“ bei #35,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Dekadenz (IPA [dekaˈdɛnt͡s]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #35,703 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Verfall, Entartung, sittlicher und kultureller Niedergang".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dekadenz, with forms such as "ddekadenz", "deakdenz", and "dekaddenz". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Dekade", "Dekaden", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Dekadenz, spelled D-E-K-A-D-E-N-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verfall, Entartung, sittlicher und kultureller Niedergang

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Dekadenz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ihr Verhalten zeugt von fortgeschrittener Dekadenz.
  2. „Man kann diese höfischen Kulte freilich auch als ein Zeichen von Dekadenz deuten.“

Synonyms

EntartungNiedergangSittenverfallVerfall

This word in other languages

decadence(English)decadencia(Español)décadence(Français)decadência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddekadenz
  • deakdenz
  • dekaddenz
  • dekadennz
  • dekadenzz
  • dekadezn
  • dekadnez
  • dekaednz
  • dekdaenz
  • dekkadenz
  • dkeadenz
  • edkadenz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dekadenz - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddekadenz1deakdenz2dekaddenz1dekadennz1dekadenzz1dekadezn2dekadnez2dekaednz2
Edit distance from "Dekadenz"

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 "Dekadenz"?
"Dekadenz" is spelled D-E-K-A-D-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [dekaˈdɛnt͡s].
What does "Dekadenz" mean?
As a noun, "Dekadenz" means: Verfall, Entartung, sittlicher und kultureller Niedergang
What words are commonly confused with "Dekadenz"?
"Dekadenz" is commonly confused with "Dekade", "Dekaden". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dekadenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dekadenz" is [dekaˈdɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dekadenz" come from?
"Dekadenz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Dekadenz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

drängeln#35,711Duschgel#35,716Eckstein#35,719Bungalow#35,682

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Dillingen12 variantsBornheim12 variantsBezirkes12 variantsbeordert12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list