decrepitud

[d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞]

/[d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞]/ noun

The verdict

“decrepitud” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Condición del anciano que está mental y físicamente muy deteriorado.

Corpus desk

Index ES-decrepitud · decrepitud · Spanish

decrepitud · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for decrepitud
PropertyValue
Headworddecrepitud
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞]
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “decrepitud” en español

decrepitudqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

decrepitud is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

  1. 1
    Condición del anciano que está mental y físicamente muy deteriorado.
  2. 2
    Estado de deterioro extremo de las cosas, que por su edad ya se acaban.
  3. 3
    Estado de suma vejez.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decrepitud"?
"decrepitud" is spelled D-E-C-R-E-P-I-T-U-D. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞].
What does "decrepitud" mean?
As a noun, "decrepitud" means: Condición del anciano que está mental y físicamente muy deteriorado.
How do you pronounce "decrepitud"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decrepitud" is [d̪ekɾepiˈt̪uð̞]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decrepitud" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list