decentemente

adv

The verdict

“decentemente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,661 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,661
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - de modo decente

Corpus desk

Index PT-decentemente · decentemente · Portuguese

decentemente · rank #52,661 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,661
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH cruzeirense

Nearest frequency peer: cruzeirense (-8 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “decentemente”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “decentemente” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for decentemente
PropertyValue
Headworddecentemente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,661
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “decentemente” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.decentementecai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “cruzeirense” (#52,653), “criacionismo” (#52,651), “despencar” (#52,675). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “decentemente” fica em #52,661. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

decentemente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,661 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "de modo decente".

No generated misspelling entries exist for decentemente in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is decentemente, spelled D-E-C-E-N-T-E-M-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    de modo decente

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how decentemente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Ele finalmente aprendeu a cozinhar decentemente após meses de prática.»

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decentemente"?
"decentemente" is spelled D-E-C-E-N-T-E-M-E-N-T-E.
What does "decentemente" mean?
As an adverb, "decentemente" means: de modo decente
What language does "decentemente" come from?
"decentemente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "decentemente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list