decente

[d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e]

/[d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“decente” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #6,167. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,167
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - De proceder honesto, justo, debido

Corpus desk

Index ES-decente · decente · Spanish

decente · rank #6,167 · 11 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,167
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH demonios

Nearest frequency peer: demonios (+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 “decente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “decente” 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).

decente vs diente
71% similar
decente vs delante
71% similar
decente vs depende
71% similar

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

Key facts for decente
PropertyValue
Headworddecente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,167
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “decente”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).decentecae 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 “demonios” (#6,168), “crecido” (#6,165), “despedida” (#6,169). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “decente” va en #6,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around decente (IPA [d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,167 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for decente, with forms such as "dceente", "ddecente", and "deccente". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "diente", "delante", "depende", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is decente, spelled D-E-C-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    De proceder honesto, justo, debido
  2. 2
    Conforme al estado o calidad de la persona
  3. 3
    Limpio, aseado, ordenado, arreglado
  4. 4
    Digno
  5. 5
    Bien portado
  6. 6
    De calidad o cantidad suficiente, moderadamente satisfactorio
  7. 7
    Que observa las reglas de la moral, el pudor y el recato.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceente
  • ddecente
  • deccente
  • decenet
  • decennte
  • decentte
  • decetne
  • decnete
  • deecnte
  • desente
  • edcente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dceente2ddecente1deccente1decenet2decennte1decentte1decetne2decnete2
Edit distance from "decente"

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 "decente"?
"decente" is spelled D-E-C-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e].
What does "decente" mean?
As an adjective, "decente" means: De proceder honesto, justo, debido
What words are commonly confused with "decente"?
"decente" is commonly confused with "diente", "delante", "depende". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decente" is [d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decente" come from?
"decente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list