Decima
/ˈdɛsɪmə/
"decima" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Decima” is uncommon English (frequency #75,792 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,792
- frequency rank, English
- 26,416
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Decima |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛsɪmə/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #75,792 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Decima” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Decima is uncommon English at frequency #75,792 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈdɛsɪmə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Decima in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin meaning "the tenth". The correct English form is Decima, spelled D-E-C-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1One of the three Fates, or Parcae, daughter of Jupiter and Justitia; the measurer of the thread of life. She is the Roman equivalent of Lachesis.
Etymology
From Latin meaning "the tenth".
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Decima”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-E-C-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.