decaer
[d̪ekaˈeɾ]
The verdict
“decaer” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #38,625. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,625
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 9
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Perder algo o alguien su fuerza, intensidad o valor.
Corpus desk
Index ES-decaer · decaer · Spanish
decaer · rank #38,625 · 7 variants · 9 confusables
- FREQ-MID #38,625
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH debilitando
Nearest frequency peer: debilitando (-2 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.
Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “decaer”
Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino
- cánceres
cánceres
61,380 corpus weight
- debilitada
debilitada
61,379 corpus weight
- debilitando
debilitando
61,378 corpus weight
- decaer
decaer
61,376 corpus weight
- defensivos
defensivos
61,374 corpus weight
- demande
demande
61,373 corpus weight
What this shows “decaer” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.
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 | decaer |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ekaˈeɾ] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #38,625 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 9 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “decaer”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around decaer (IPA [d̪ekaˈeɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,625 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for decaer, with forms such as "dceaer", "ddecaer", and "deacer". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "decir", "dejar", "decano", and more, 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 its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is decaer, spelled D-E-C-A-E-R.
Definition
- 1Perder algo o alguien su fuerza, intensidad o valor.
- 2Desviarse del rumbo fijado por acción del viento y la corriente
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how decaer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ca de otra guisa conocí que auía relumbrado la virtud de mi señor primo el Conde, que está presente, en la prision suya, é deseredamiento é trabajos, que non otros que, como fueron presos é deseredados, decayeron de su virtud.
Y decaer luego y el cansancio ser ya casi un recuerdo, que se dejaría adormecer si no fuese por la amenaza -la cierta, la infalible amenaza- de recomenzar al alba.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- dceaer
- ddecaer
- deacer
- decaerr
- decare
- deccaer
- edcaer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decaer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).