declinar

[d̪ekliˈnaɾ]

/[d̪ekliˈnaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“declinar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #36,507. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,507
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inclinarse hacia abajo o hacia un lado u otro.

Corpus desk

Index ES-declinar · declinar · Spanish

declinar · rank #36,507 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,507
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH Daphne

Nearest frequency peer: Daphne (-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 “declinar”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “declinar” 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).

declinar vs destinar
75% similar
declinar vs delinear
75% similar
declinar vs deslizar
75% similar

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

Key facts for declinar
PropertyValue
Headworddeclinar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪ekliˈnaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#36,507
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “declinar”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).declinarcae aquí:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Daphne” (#36,506), “decorativa” (#36,508), “córnea” (#36,504). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “declinar” va en #36,507. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around declinar (IPA [d̪ekliˈnaɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,507 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for declinar, with forms such as "dcelinar", "ddeclinar", and "decclinar". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "destinar", "delinear", "deslizar", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is declinar, spelled D-E-C-L-I-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inclinarse hacia abajo o hacia un lado u otro.
  2. 2
    Perder vigor y protagonismo.
  3. 3
    Llegar algo a su término.
  4. 4
    Ir cambiando de naturaleza o de parecer hasta llegar al extremo opuesto.
  5. 5
    Reclinar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. ¿Cómo puede ocultarse uno frente a lo que nunca declina?

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dcelinar
  • ddeclinar
  • decclinar
  • decilnar
  • declianr
  • declinarr
  • declinnar
  • declinra
  • decllinar
  • declniar
  • delcinar
  • edclinar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of declinar - 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.

dcelinar2ddeclinar1decclinar1decilnar2declianr2declinarr1declinnar1declinra2
Edit distance from "declinar"

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 "declinar"?
"declinar" is spelled D-E-C-L-I-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ekliˈnaɾ].
What does "declinar" mean?
As a verb, "declinar" means: Inclinarse hacia abajo o hacia un lado u otro.
What words are commonly confused with "declinar"?
"declinar" is commonly confused with "destinar", "delinear", "deslizar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "declinar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "declinar" is [d̪ekliˈnaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "declinar" come from?
"declinar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list