decapita
[d̪ekaˈpit̪a]
The verdict
“decapita” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,719 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,719
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decapitar.
Corpus desk
Index ES-decapita · decapita · Spanish
decapita · rank #88,719 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,719
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH decantación
Nearest frequency peer: decantación (-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 “decapita”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- decantación
decantación
11,283 corpus weight
- decapita
decapita
11,282 corpus weight
- decapitacio…
decapitaciones
11,281 corpus weight
- decúbito
decúbito
11,280 corpus weight
- degenerando
degenerando
11,278 corpus weight
- deliberando
deliberando
11,276 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “decapita” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decapita |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ekaˈpit̪a] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,719 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “decapita” en español
Rare enough to double-check
decapita is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,719 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ekaˈpit̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for decapita, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is decapita, spelled D-E-C-A-P-I-T-A.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de decapitar.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de decapitar.
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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