decente
Spanish, adjective
decente is spelled D-E-C-E-N-T-E (7 letters) and appears 12 times per million words in written Spanish, the 6,155th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Decente is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “decent (showing integrity and moral uprightness)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of decentar. With an accent, decenté is a different word: “first-person singular preterite indicative of decentar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “De proceder honesto, justo, debido”.
What does decente mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculinedecent (showing integrity and moral uprightness)
- 2
femininemasculinedecent (good enough; okay)
- 3
femininemasculineclean, tidy
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
first-person singular preterite indicative of decentar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. De proceder honesto, justo, debido 2. Conforme al estado o calidad de la persona 3. Limpio, aseado, ordenado, arreglado 4. Digno
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 decente
- decentes feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to decente
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is decente in Spanish?
decente appears 12 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).