décimal

/de.si.mal/

//de.si.mal// adj

The verdict

“décimal” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Decimal, relativo a la décima parte de una cantidad.

Corpus desk

Index ES-decimal · décimal · Spanish

décimal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for décimal
PropertyValue
Headworddécimal
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/de.si.mal/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “décimal” en español

décimalqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

décimal is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /de.si.mal/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Decimal, relativo a la décima parte de una cantidad.".

décimal has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is décimal, spelled D-É-C-I-M-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Decimal, relativo a la décima parte de una cantidad.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "décimal"?
"décimal" is spelled D-É-C-I-M-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /de.si.mal/.
What does "décimal" mean?
As an adjective, "décimal" means: Decimal, relativo a la décima parte de una cantidad.
How do you pronounce "décimal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "décimal" is /de.si.mal/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "décimal" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list