decantación

[d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn]

/[d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn]/ noun

The verdict

“decantación” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,718 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,718
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de decantar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-decantacion · decantación · Spanish

decantación · rank #88,718 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,718
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH decapita

Nearest frequency peer: decapita (+1 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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “decantación”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “decantación” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for decantación
PropertyValue
Headworddecantación
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪ekãn̪t̪aˈsjõn]
Letters11
Frequency rank#88,718
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “decantación” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).decantacióncae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “decapita” (#88,719), “decapitaciones” (#88,720), “decúbito” (#88,721). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “decantación” va en #88,718. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

decantación is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,718 among 4,885 “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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "decantación", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list