decanta
[d̪eˈkãn̪t̪a]
The verdict
“decanta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,407 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #58,407
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decantar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decanta |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eˈkãn̪t̪a] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #58,407 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decanta” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
decanta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,407 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈkãn̪t̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for decanta, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is decanta, spelled D-E-C-A-N-T-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decantar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de decantar.
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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Using “decanta”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-C-A-N-T-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈkãn̪t̪a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.