deceso

[d̪eˈseso]

/[d̪eˈseso]/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“deceso” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #25,981. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,981
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fin de la vida, en especial de una persona

Corpus desk

Index ES-deceso · deceso · Spanish

deceso · rank #25,981 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,981
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH dañadas

Nearest frequency peer: dañadas (-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 “deceso”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “deceso” 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).

deceso vs deco
67% similar
deceso vs deseo
67% similar
deceso vs dices
67% similar

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

Key facts for deceso
PropertyValue
Headworddeceso
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪eˈseso]
Letters6
Frequency rank#25,981
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “deceso”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.decesocae aquí:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “dañadas” (#25,980), “decidiste” (#25,982), “cúspide” (#25,978). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “deceso” va en #25,981. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around deceso (IPA [d̪eˈseso]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,981 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Fin de la vida, en especial de una persona".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for deceso, with forms such as "dceeso", "ddeceso", and "decceso". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "deco", "deseo", "dices", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 deceso, spelled D-E-C-E-S-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fin de la vida, en especial de una persona

Synonyms

fallecimientomuerteóbito

This word in other languages

decease(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceeso
  • ddeceso
  • decceso
  • decesso
  • decseo
  • deecso
  • edceso

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deceso - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dceeso2ddeceso1decceso1decesso1decseo2deecso2edceso2
Edit distance from "deceso"

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 "deceso"?
"deceso" is spelled D-E-C-E-S-O. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪eˈseso].
What does "deceso" mean?
As a noun, "deceso" means: Fin de la vida, en especial de una persona
What words are commonly confused with "deceso"?
"deceso" is commonly confused with "deco", "deseo", "dices". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deceso"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deceso" is [d̪eˈseso]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deceso" come from?
"deceso" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dehesa#25,984dejada#25,985coyote#25,972confíe#25,959

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

creek7 variantsdiese7 variantsearly7 variantscolado7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list