decentemente
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
- colibri
colibri
47,364 corpus weight
- criacionismo
criacionismo
47,350 corpus weight
- cruzeirense
cruzeirense
47,348 corpus weight
- decentemente
decentemente
47,340 corpus weight
- despencar
despencar
47,326 corpus weight
- diretivo
diretivo
47,319 corpus weight
What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “decentemente” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decentemente |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #52,661 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cauda longa: rank de “decentemente” em português
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
- 1de modo decente
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how decentemente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
«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.
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