decrépito
[d̪eˈkɾepit̪o]
The verdict
“decrépito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,972 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #62,972
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dicho de una persona, que por su avanzada edad chochea y está físicamente incapacitado o muy limitado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decrépito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪eˈkɾepit̪o] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #62,972 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decrépito” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
decrépito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,972 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪eˈkɾepit̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for decrépito, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is decrépito, spelled D-E-C-R-É-P-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Dicho de una persona, que por su avanzada edad chochea y está físicamente incapacitado o muy limitado.
- 2Dicho de las cosas materiales, que llegan a su fin.
- 3De modo general, y para cosas inmateriales, extraordinariamente viejo.
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 “decrépito”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-C-R-É-P-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪eˈkɾepit̪o] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.