decantación

[d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn]

/[d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

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The verdict

“decantación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,718 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,718
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Acción y efecto de decantar.

Key facts for decantación
PropertyValue
Headworddecantación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “decantación” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). decantación lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

decantación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,718 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Acción y efecto de decantar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for decantación, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is decantación, spelled D-E-C-A-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decantación"?
"decantación" is spelled D-E-C-A-N-T-A-C-I-Ó-N. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn].
What does "decantación" mean?
As a noun, "decantación" means: Acción y efecto de decantar.
How do you pronounce "decantación"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decantación" is [d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decantación" come from?
"decantación" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “decantación”

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-C-I-Ó-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list