decrepit
\dɪ.ˈkɹɛp.ɪt\
The verdict
“decrepit” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Décrépit.
Corpus desk
Index FR-decrepit · decrepit · French
decrepit · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | decrepit |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dɪ.ˈkɹɛp.ɪt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
decrepit is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dɪ.ˈkɹɛp.ɪt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Décrépit.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for decrepit in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is decrepit, spelled D-E-C-R-E-P-I-T.
Definition
- 1Décrépit.
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.