decretar

[d̪ekɾeˈt̪aɾ]

/[d̪ekɾeˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“decretar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,602. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,602
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Expedir, dictar o hacer públicos un decreto (decisión o disposición de una autoridad competente).

Corpus desk

Index ES-decretar · decretar · Spanish

decretar · rank #32,602 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,602
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH deberíais

Nearest frequency peer: deberíais (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “decretar”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “decretar” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

decretar vs decreto
75% similar
decretar vs derrotar
75% similar
decretar vs decretos
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for decretar
PropertyValue
Headworddecretar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪ekɾeˈt̪aɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,602
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “decretar”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).decretarcae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “deberíais” (#32,601), “deliberante” (#32,603), “céntimo” (#32,600). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “decretar” va en #32,602. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around decretar (IPA [d̪ekɾeˈt̪aɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,602 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for decretar, with forms such as "dceretar", "ddecretar", and "deccretar". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "decreto", "derrotar", "decretos", 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 spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is decretar, spelled D-E-C-R-E-T-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expedir, dictar o hacer públicos un decreto (decisión o disposición de una autoridad competente).
  2. 2
    Dar una opinión, dictamen o juicio definitivo desde una posición de autoridad (generalmente legal o moral).
  3. 3
    Hacer una afirmación o declaración tajante o firme, generalmente sobre una decisión o cambio.
  4. 4
    Hacer anotaciones al margen de un texto como preparación de una respuesta a él.

This word in other languages

decree(English)décréter(Français)verfügen(Deutsch)decretar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceretar
  • ddecretar
  • deccretar
  • decertar
  • decreatr
  • decretarr
  • decretra
  • decrettar
  • decrretar
  • decrtear
  • dercetar
  • edcretar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decretar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

dceretar2ddecretar1deccretar1decertar2decreatr2decretarr1decretra2decrettar1
Edit distance from "decretar"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decretar"?
"decretar" is spelled D-E-C-R-E-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪ekɾeˈt̪aɾ].
What does "decretar" mean?
As a verb, "decretar" means: Expedir, dictar o hacer públicos un decreto (decisión o disposición de una autoridad competente).
What words are commonly confused with "decretar"?
"decretar" is commonly confused with "decreto", "derrotar", "decretos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "decretar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decretar" is [d̪ekɾeˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "decretar" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "decretar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

deseadas#32,610desolado#32,612destapar#32,615Cracovia#32,586

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

culinario12 variantsebriedad12 variantsconfinado12 variantscolector12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list