decrepit
/dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/
"decrepit" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“decrepit” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,357. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,357
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
Corpus desk
Index EN-decrepit · decrepit · English
decrepit · rank #38,357 · 12 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,357
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 12 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH debauchery
Nearest frequency peer: debauchery (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “decrepit”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- DDR
DDR
61,647 corpus weight
- deadbeat
deadbeat
61,646 corpus weight
- debauchery
debauchery
61,645 corpus weight
- decrepit
decrepit
61,644 corpus weight
- dejected
dejected
61,643 corpus weight
- democratiza…
democratization
61,642 corpus weight
What this shows “decrepit” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decrepit |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #38,357 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “decrepit”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 12 spelling variants around decrepit (IPA /dɪˈkɹɛp.ɪt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #38,357 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Weakened or worn out from age or wear.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for decrepit, with forms such as "dcerepit", "ddecrepit", and "deccrepit". 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, "decrypt", "deceit", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English decrepyt (ante 1439), from Middle French décrépit, from Latin dēcrepitus (“very old”), from crepō (“to creak”). The correct English form is decrepit, spelled D-E-C-R-E-P-I-T.
Definition
- 1Weakened or worn out from age or wear.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how decrepit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sorrow is subdued by strong necessity; there is no cause why life should be lengthened for our love; and we feel that the worn and the decrepit do but go down into that grave which had received youth, health, beauty,—all that made existence precious—long before.
Two entrants shared this award for their work on two quite different stations, but with the same purpose of bringing a redundant station building back into use for the benefit of the community, with the added result of conserving an historic building. Saltash Town Council bought Saltash station building after it had become very decrepit and 'an eyesore' -…
Etymology
From Middle English decrepyt (ante 1439), from Middle French décrépit, from Latin dēcrepitus (“very old”), from crepō (“to creak”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dcerepit
- ddecrepit
- deccrepit
- decerpit
- decreipt
- decrepitt
- decreppit
- decrepti
- decrpeit
- decrrepit
- dercepit
- edcrepit
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decrepit - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).