decentes

[d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]

/[d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]/ adj

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The verdict

“decentes” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #17,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,660
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index ES-decentes · decentes · Spanish

decentes · rank #17,660 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,660
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH declare

Nearest frequency peer: declare (+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 “decentes”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “decentes” 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).

decentes vs dientes
75% similar
decentes vs docente
75% similar
decentes vs demente
75% similar

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

Key facts for decentes
PropertyValue
Headworddecentes
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,660
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “decentes”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.decentescae 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 “declare” (#17,661), “cómica” (#17,658), “desapercibido” (#17,662). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “decentes” va en #17,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around decentes (IPA [d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,660 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de decente.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for decentes, with forms such as "dceentes", "ddecentes", and "deccentes". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "dientes", "docente", "demente", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, 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 decentes, spelled D-E-C-E-N-T-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de decente.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceentes
  • ddecentes
  • deccentes
  • decenets
  • decenntes
  • decentess
  • decentse
  • decenttes
  • decetnes
  • decnetes
  • deecntes
  • desentes
  • edcentes

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decentes - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

dceentes2ddecentes1deccentes1decenets2decenntes1decentess1decentse2decenttes1
Edit distance from "decentes"

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 "decentes"?
"decentes" is spelled D-E-C-E-N-T-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es].
What does "decentes" mean?
As an adjective, "decentes" means: Forma del plural de decente.
What words are commonly confused with "decentes"?
"decentes" is commonly confused with "dientes", "docente", "demente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decentes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decentes" is [d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decentes" come from?
"decentes" 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 "decentes", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

cuidarse#17,656coreanos#17,652dominada#17,668doncella#17,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

continúen13 variantscongelado13 variantsconcuerda13 variantsemprendió13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list