dacoit
/dəˈkɔɪt/noun, verb
dacoit is spelled D-A-C-O-I-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dacoit means “A bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dacoit is dacoits.
How many letters and syllables are in dacoit?
| Letters | 6: D-A-C-O-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 133,440th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dacoit?
Dacoit appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 133,440th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dacoit?
- /dəˈkɔɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-decoit.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dacoit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dacoit
- dacoits plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- dacoo
- dakoit
- dakoo
- decoit
- dacoiting participle, present
- dacoited participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dacoit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA bandit or armed robber, especially in former parts of British India.
verb
- 1
IndiaTo commit armed robbery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dacoit come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani ڈکیت / डकैत (ḍakait), from ڈاکا (ḍākā) / डाका (ḍākā, “gang-robbery”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).