decoro
[d̪eˈkoɾo]
The verdict
“decoro” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #29,583 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #29,583
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Adecuación en estilo, presentación o comportamiento.
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 | decoro |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈkoɾo] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #29,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decoro” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for decoro is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪eˈkoɾo]. Corpus data places it at rank #29,583 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 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for decoro, with forms such as "dceoro", "ddecoro", and "deccoro". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "dentro", "demora", "devoto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is decoro, spelled D-E-C-O-R-O.
Definition
- 1Adecuación en estilo, presentación o comportamiento.
- 2Honestidad, recato, modestia.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: dceoro,ddecoro,deccoro,decoor,decorro,decroo,deocro,edcoro
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decoro - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “decoro”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-C-O-R-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈkoɾo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “dentro” - see the side-by-side comparison. decoro vs dentro
- 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.