Decke
\ˈdɛkə\
The verdict
“Decke” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couche ; surface fermée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decke · Decke · French
Decke · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Decke |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈdɛkə\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
Decke is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈdɛkə\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Decke, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is Decke, spelled D-E-C-K-E.
Definition
- 1Couche ; surface fermée.
- 2Couverture ; grande pièce d’étoffe épaisse couvrant le lit, se plaçant au-dessus des draps.
- 3Plafond ; limite supérieure d’une salle.
- 4Fourrure des animaux sauvages.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Decke appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der See hat eine dicke Eisdecke.
Kann der Kranke nicht umgesetzt werden, sollte die Crew gemäß der Checkliste versuchen, mit Decken die Sitzreihe des Patienten vom Rest der Kabine abschirmen.
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.