Dekret

[ˌdeˈkʁeːt]

/[ˌdeˈkʁeːt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Dekret” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,853. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,853
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (behördliche/richterliche) Verfügung oder Verordnung

Corpus desk

Index DE-dekret · Dekret · German

Dekret · rank #18,853 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,853
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dauernden

Nearest frequency peer: dauernden (-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 „Dekret“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Dekret“ 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).

Dekret vs deren
50% similar
Dekret vs derer
50% similar
Dekret vs deutet
50% similar

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

Key facts for Dekret
PropertyValue
HeadwordDekret
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˌdeˈkʁeːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,853
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Dekret“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Dekretliegt 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: „dauernden“ (#18,852), „deutliches“ (#18,854), „devise“ (#18,855). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Dekret“ bei #18,853. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Dekret (IPA [ˌdeˈkʁeːt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,853 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(behördliche/richterliche) Verfügung oder Verordnung".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Dekret, with forms such as "ddekret", "dekert", and "dekkret". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "deren", "derer", "deutet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Dekret, spelled D-E-K-R-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (behördliche/richterliche) Verfügung oder Verordnung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In denselben Morgenstunden des 26. [Oktober 1917], als der [Begriff, Rang] ›Volkskommissar‹ das Licht der Welt erblickte, nahmen auch die Dekrete Gestalt an, die zu allererst zu verabschieden waren: die Dekrete über Land und Frieden.“
  2. „Staatspräsidenten Bachelet erließ anlässlich der Jahrestagung der Internationalen Walfangkommission (IWC) in der chilenischen Hauptstadt Santiago ein Dekret, dem zufolge vor der langgezogenen Küste des südamerikanischen Landes nie mehr Meeressäuger gejagt werden dürfen.“

Synonyms

AnordnungBefehlDiktatErlassGebotGeheißOrderVorschrift

This word in other languages

decree(English)decreto(Español)décret(Français)decreto(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddekret
  • dekert
  • dekkret
  • dekrett
  • dekrret
  • dekrte
  • derket
  • dkeret
  • edkret

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Dekret - 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.

ddekret1dekert2dekkret1dekrett1dekrret1dekrte2derket2dkeret2
Edit distance from "Dekret"

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 "Dekret"?
"Dekret" is spelled D-E-K-R-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˌdeˈkʁeːt].
What does "Dekret" mean?
As a noun, "Dekret" means: (behördliche/richterliche) Verfügung oder Verordnung
What words are commonly confused with "Dekret"?
"Dekret" is commonly confused with "deren", "derer", "deutet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Dekret"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Dekret" is [ˌdeˈkʁeːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Dekret" come from?
"Dekret" 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 "Dekret", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

devise#18,855elften#18,868berief#18,836Erbsen#18,871

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Ecuador9 variantsFeldes9 variantsfetzen9 variantsArtist9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list