Which to use
“decentes” and “dementes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,660
- “decentes” frequency rank
- #35,978
- “dementes” frequency rank
- 53638
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | decentes | dementes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de decente. | Forma del plural de demente. |
Where the eye mixes decentes and dementes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. decentes and dementes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: decentes vs dementes
A purely visual mix-up. decentes ([d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]) and dementes ([d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - c in “decentes” becomes m in “dementes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53638, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
decentes is recorded at frequency rank #17,660, classified as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈsẽn̪t̪es]. dementes is at rank #35,978, tagged as anadj, pronounced [d̪eˈmẽn̪t̪es].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 53638, this pair ranks #86,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of decentes vs dementes
Shared letters: denst. Private to "decentes": c. Private to "dementes": m.
"decentes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "dementes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "decentes" and "dementes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "decentes" or "dementes"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "decentes" and "dementes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "decentes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dementes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #86,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "decentes" and "dementes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dementes vs detente". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #86,923 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.