decantan
[d̪eˈkãn̪t̪ãn]
The verdict
“decantan” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #91,810 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,810
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decantar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-decantan · decantan · Spanish
decantan · rank #91,810 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #91,810
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH debato
Nearest frequency peer: debato (-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 “decantan”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- dashboard
dashboard
8,194 corpus weight
- debato
debato
8,192 corpus weight
- decantan
decantan
8,191 corpus weight
- decomisado
decomisado
8,190 corpus weight
- decreció
decreció
8,189 corpus weight
- decrete
decrete
8,188 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “decantan” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decantan |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪eˈkãn̪t̪ãn] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #91,810 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “decantan” en español
Rare enough to double-check
decantan is uncommon Spanish at frequency #91,810 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪eˈkãn̪t̪ãn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decantar.".
Zero misspellings are on record for decantan in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is decantan, spelled D-E-C-A-N-T-A-N.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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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