decúbito
[d̪eˈkuβ̞it̪o]
The verdict
“decúbito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,721 among 4,885 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,721
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,885
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Posición yacente horizontalmente del cuerpo
Corpus desk
Index ES-decubito · decúbito · Spanish
decúbito · rank #88,721 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #88,721
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,885
- PHOTO-FINISH decapitaciones
Nearest frequency peer: decapitaciones (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “decúbito”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- decantación
decantación
11,283 corpus weight
- decapita
decapita
11,282 corpus weight
- decapitacio…
decapitaciones
11,281 corpus weight
- decúbito
decúbito
11,280 corpus weight
- degenerando
degenerando
11,278 corpus weight
- deliberando
deliberando
11,276 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “decúbito” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decúbito |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪eˈkuβ̞it̪o] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,721 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “decúbito” en español
Rare enough to double-check
decúbito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,721 among 4,885 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪eˈkuβ̞it̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Posición yacente horizontalmente del cuerpo".
decúbito has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is decúbito, spelled D-E-C-Ú-B-I-T-O.
Definition
- 1Posición yacente horizontalmente del cuerpo
This word in other languages
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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