declive
[d̪eˈkliβ̞e]
The verdict
“declive” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #14,568 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,568
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Pendiente o inclinación del terreno o de una superficie.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | declive |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈkliβ̞e] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,568 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “declive” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for declive is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈkliβ̞e]. Corpus data places it at rank #14,568 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for declive, with forms such as "dcelive", "ddeclive", and "decclive". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "decide", "decime", "declare", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is declive, spelled D-E-C-L-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Pendiente o inclinación del terreno o de una superficie.
- 2Decadencia, pérdida de importancia progresiva de una cosa.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dcelive,ddeclive,decclive,decilve,declibe,decliev,declivve,decllive,declvie,delcive,edclive
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of declive - 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.
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.
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Using “declive”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-C-L-I-V-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈkliβ̞e] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “decide” - see the side-by-side comparison. declive vs decide
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.