decimosexta

[d̪esimoˈsekst̪a]

/[d̪esimoˈsekst̪a]/ num

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The verdict

“decimosexta” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #81,878 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a numeral. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,878
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino singular de decimosexto.

Corpus desk

Index ES-decimosexta · decimosexta · Spanish

decimosexta · rank #81,878 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,878
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH decibelios

Nearest frequency peer: decibelios (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “decimosexta”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “decimosexta” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for decimosexta
PropertyValue
Headworddecimosexta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNumeral
IPA[d̪esimoˈsekst̪a]
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,878
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “decimosexta” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.decimosextacae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “decibelios” (#81,877), “debutaba” (#81,876), “definiera” (#81,880). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “decimosexta” va en #81,878. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

decimosexta is uncommon Spanish at frequency #81,878 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anumeral, transcribed [d̪esimoˈsekst̪a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino singular de decimosexto.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for decimosexta, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is decimosexta, spelled D-E-C-I-M-O-S-E-X-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino singular de decimosexto.

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 "decimosexta"?
"decimosexta" is spelled D-E-C-I-M-O-S-E-X-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪esimoˈsekst̪a].
What does "decimosexta" mean?
As a numeral, "decimosexta" means: Forma del femenino singular de decimosexto.
How do you pronounce "decimosexta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decimosexta" is [d̪esimoˈsekst̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decimosexta" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

desaprobado#81,895descortesía#81,897desgarrando#81,898destination#81,907

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list