decir por decir
[d̪eˈsiɾ poɾ ð̞eˈsiɾ]
The verdict
“decir por decir” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hablar sin fundamento.
Corpus desk
Index ES-decir-por-decir · decir por decir · Spanish
decir por decir · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-5 5 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decir por decir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Phrase |
| IPA | [d̪eˈsiɾ poɾ ð̞eˈsiɾ] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “decir por decir” en español
Rare enough to double-check
decir por decir is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aphrase, transcribed [d̪eˈsiɾ poɾ ð̞eˈsiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Hablar sin fundamento.".
Zero misspellings are on record for decir por decir in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is decir por decir, spelled D-E-C-I-R- -P-O-R- -D-E-C-I-R.
Definition
- 1Hablar sin fundamento.
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.