decentemente

adv

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The verdict

“decentemente” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #52,661 among 2,399 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,661
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,399
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - de modo decente

Key facts for decentemente
PropertyValue
Headworddecentemente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdverb
Letters12
Frequency rank#52,661
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “decentemente” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). decentemente lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

decentemente is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #52,661 among 2,399 “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

This word in other languages

decently(English)décemment(Français)

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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Using “decentemente”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is D-E-C-E-N-T-E-M-E-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list