decencia
Spanish, noun/deˈθenθja/
decencia is spelled D-E-C-E-N-C-I-A (8 letters) and appears 4.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 13,858th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Decencia is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “decency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Condición o carácter de decente”.
What does decencia mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedecency
- 2
femininerespectability
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Condición o carácter de decente. 2. Acatamiento externo a las convivencias sociales y a las buenas costumbres. 3. Decoro y seriedad en el hablar y en el actuar.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of decencia
- decencias plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce decencia?
- /deˈθenθja/
- [d̪eˈθẽn̟.θja]
- /deˈsensja/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to decencia
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is decencia in Spanish?
decencia appears 4.1 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).