# decaf

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdiːkæf/ · frequency rank #45,317

## Definitions
1. That has caffeine removed.

## Etymology
Clipping of decaffeinated.

## Easily confused with
- **def** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-def)
- **deck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-deck)
- **deco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-deco)
- **deva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-deva)
- **DMCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-dmca)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-delay)
- **decay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decay)
- **decor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decor)
- **decks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decks)
- **decoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decoy)
- **decal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decal)
- **Desai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-desai)
- **Dewar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-dewar)
- **degas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-degas)
- **decry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decry)
- **Declan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-declan)
- **decals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decals)
- **decays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decays)
- **Deccan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-deccan)
- **Dec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dec-vs-decaf)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dceaf`, `ddecaf`, `deacf`, `decaff`, `deccaf`, `decfa`, `edcaf`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/decaf