décima

[ˈd̪esima]

/[ˈd̪esima]/ noun

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The verdict

“décima” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #11,562. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,562
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cada parte de las diez en que se dividen ciertas medidas, como los grados en un termómetro, las micras, etc.

Corpus desk

Index ES-decima · décima · Spanish

décima · rank #11,562 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,562
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH doscientos

Nearest frequency peer: doscientos (-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 “décima”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “décima” 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).

décima vs decir
50% similar
décima vs decís
33% similar
décima vs Delia
33% similar

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

Key facts for décima
PropertyValue
Headworddécima
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪esima]
Letters6
Frequency rank#11,562
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “décima”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).décimacae 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 “doscientos” (#11,561), “egipcio” (#11,563), “dominado” (#11,560). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “décima” va en #11,562. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around décima (IPA [ˈd̪esima]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,562 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for décima, with forms such as "dcéima", "ddécima", and "déccima". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "decir", "decís", "Delia", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is décima, spelled D-É-C-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cada parte de las diez en que se dividen ciertas medidas, como los grados en un termómetro, las micras, etc.
  2. 2
    Tipo de estrofa o composición que combina diez versos de ocho sílabas, tradicionalmente con rima entre los versos uno-cuatro-cinco, dos-tres, seis-siete-diez, ocho-nueve (abbaaccddc). La tradición pide que no se emplee punto al final del quinto verso.
  3. 3
    Impuesto o donación del diez por ciento de los ingresos.
  4. 4
    Moneda de cobre que valía un décimo de la de 25 céntimos de peseta (real de vellón).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how décima appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Volver a los diecisiete.
  2. después de vivir un siglo.

Synonyms

espineladiezmo

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcéima
  • ddécima
  • déccima
  • déciam
  • décimma
  • décmia
  • déicma
  • désima
  • édcima

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

dcéima2ddécima1déccima1déciam2décimma1décmia2déicma2désima1
Edit distance from "décima"

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 "décima"?
"décima" is spelled D-É-C-I-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪esima].
What does "décima" mean?
As a noun, "décima" means: Cada parte de las diez en que se dividen ciertas medidas, como los grados en un termómetro, las micras, etc.
What words are commonly confused with "décima"?
"décima" is commonly confused with "decir", "decís", "Delia". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "décima"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décima" is [ˈd̪esima]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décima" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list