decúbito
[d̪eˈkuβ̞it̪o]
The verdict
“decúbito” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,721 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,721
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Posición yacente horizontalmente del cuerpo
| 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) |
Where “decúbito” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
decúbito is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,721 among 90,663 “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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The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-E-C-Ú-B-I-T-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.