decrepitud
[d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞]
The verdict
“decrepitud” is outside the top-ranked Spanish vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Condición del anciano que está mental y físicamente muy deteriorado.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decrepitud |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decrepitud” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for decrepitud is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for decrepitud, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is decrepitud, spelled D-E-C-R-E-P-I-T-U-D.
Definition
- 1Condición del anciano que está mental y físicamente muy deteriorado.
- 2Estado de deterioro extremo de las cosas, que por su edad ya se acaban.
- 3Estado de suma vejez.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “decrepitud”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-C-R-E-P-I-T-U-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.