decantar
[d̪ekãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“decantar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #83,806 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #83,806
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Separar un líquido del poso; inclinar suavemente una vasija sobre otra para que caiga el líquido contenido en la primera sin que salga el poso.
Corpus desk
Index ES-decantar · decantar · Spanish
decantar · rank #83,806 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #83,806
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH dedal
Nearest frequency peer: dedal (+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 “decantar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- databa
databa
16,199 corpus weight
- decantar
decantar
16,195 corpus weight
- dedal
dedal
16,194 corpus weight
- deduje
deduje
16,193 corpus weight
- defendieran
defendieran
16,192 corpus weight
- deformadas
deformadas
16,190 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “decantar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decantar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ekãn̪ˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #83,806 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “decantar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
decantar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #83,806 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ekãn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
decantar doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is decantar, spelled D-E-C-A-N-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Separar un líquido del poso; inclinar suavemente una vasija sobre otra para que caiga el líquido contenido en la primera sin que salga el poso.
- 2Separar dos sustancias líquidas no mezclables de diferente densidad.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how decantar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
El camarero decantó el vino antes de servirlo.
Hoy hemos decantado el agua y el aceite en química.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).