declinar

/[d̪ekliˈnaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,507

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

declinar is aSpanishverb. It means: Inclinarse hacia abajo o hacia un lado u otro. Pronounced [d̪ekliˈnaɾ]. Often confused with destinar and delinear.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of declinar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for declinar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ekliˈnaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,507 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for declinar, with forms such as "dcelinar", "ddeclinar", and "decclinar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, 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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is declinar, spelled D-E-C-L-I-N-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: dcelinar,ddeclinar,decclinar,decilnar,declianr,declinarr,declinnar,declinra,decllinar,declniar,delcinar,edclinar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for declinar

Misspelling Variants of "declinar"

dcelinar8ddeclinar9decclinar9decilnar8declianr8declinarr9declinnar9declinra8
Misspelling Variants of "declinar"

Frequency rank: #36,507 in Spanish

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 covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.