decatlo
/dɨ.ˈka.tlu/
The verdict
“decatlo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,053 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,053
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,399
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - esporte com dez modalidades
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decatlo |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɨ.ˈka.tlu/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #77,053 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “decatlo” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
decatlo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,053 among 2,399 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɨ.ˈka.tlu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "esporte com dez modalidades".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for decatlo, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is decatlo, spelled D-E-C-A-T-L-O.
Definition
- 1esporte com dez modalidades
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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “decatlo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-C-A-T-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɨ.ˈka.tlu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
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.