decenas

[d̪eˈsenas]

/[d̪eˈsenas]/ adj

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The verdict

“decenas” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,299. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,299
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de deceno.

Corpus desk

Index ES-decenas · decenas · Spanish

decenas · rank #5,299 · 11 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,299
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH daban

Nearest frequency peer: daban (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “decenas”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “decenas” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

decenas vs docena
71% similar
decenas vs decías
71% similar
decenas vs Dueñas
43% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for decenas
PropertyValue
Headworddecenas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪eˈsenas]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,299
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “decenas”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).decenascae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “daban” (#5,298), “deportiva” (#5,300), “Cádiz” (#5,297). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “decenas” va en #5,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around decenas (IPA [d̪eˈsenas]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #5,299 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de deceno.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for decenas, with forms such as "dceenas", "ddecenas", and "deccenas". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "docena", "decías", "Dueñas", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is decenas, spelled D-E-C-E-N-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de deceno.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceenas
  • ddecenas
  • deccenas
  • deceans
  • decenass
  • decennas
  • decensa
  • decneas
  • deecnas
  • desenas
  • edcenas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decenas - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dceenas2ddecenas1deccenas1deceans2decenass1decennas1decensa2decneas2
Edit distance from "decenas"

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 "decenas"?
"decenas" is spelled D-E-C-E-N-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈsenas].
What does "decenas" mean?
As an adjective, "decenas" means: Forma del femenino plural de deceno.
What words are commonly confused with "decenas"?
"decenas" is commonly confused with "docena", "decías", "Dueñas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decenas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decenas" is [d̪eˈsenas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decenas" come from?
"decenas" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

disputa#5,304estudia#5,307causado#5,290casarse#5,289

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Canarias11 variantshacerla11 variantsasociado11 variantsalmuerzo11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list