dekadent
\ˌdeːkaˑˈdɛnt\
The verdict
“dekadent” 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) - Décadent.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dekadent · dekadent · French
dekadent · 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 | dekadent |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˌdeːkaˑˈdɛnt\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dekadent is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˌdeːkaˑˈdɛnt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Décadent.".
No misspelling variants are generated for dekadent in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dekadent, spelled D-E-K-A-D-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1Décadent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dekadent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der dekadente Lebenstil der führenden Schichten Roms war mitschuld am Niedergang der römischen Republik.
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.