decapitar
[d̪ekapiˈt̪aɾ]
The verdict
“decapitar” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,212 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,212
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Quitar, remover la cabeza
Corpus desk
Index ES-decapitar · decapitar · Spanish
decapitar · rank #62,212 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #62,212
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH decepcionas
Nearest frequency peer: decepcionas (+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 “decapitar”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- database
database
37,792 corpus weight
- deacon
deacon
37,791 corpus weight
- decapitar
decapitar
37,789 corpus weight
- decepcionas
decepcionas
37,788 corpus weight
- deformidades
deformidades
37,787 corpus weight
- degenerada
degenerada
37,786 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “decapitar” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decapitar |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [d̪ekapiˈt̪aɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,212 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “decapitar” en español
Rare enough to double-check
decapitar is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,212 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [d̪ekapiˈt̪aɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Quitar, remover la cabeza".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for decapitar, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is decapitar, spelled D-E-C-A-P-I-T-A-R.
Definition
- 1Quitar, remover la cabeza
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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