decaffeinated
/diːˈkæfiːneɪtəd/adjective, noun, verb
decaffeinated is spelled D-E-C-A-F-F-E-I-N-A-T-E-D: 13 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, decaffeinated means “From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decaffeinated?
| Letters | 13: D-E-C-A-F-F-E-I-N-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is decaffeinated?
Decaffeinated appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 decaffeinated?
- UK /diːˈkæfiːneɪtəd/
- UK /dɪˈkæfɪneɪtəd/
Decaffeinated has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-decaffeinated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of decaffeinated
- decaffeinateds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decaffeinated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
From which caffeine has been removed (e.g. decaffeinated coffee).
noun
- 1
A drink from which caffeine has been removed.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of decaffeinate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decaffeinated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense From which caffeine has been removed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décaféiné |
| German | entkoffeiniert, koffeinfrei |
| Portuguese | descafeinado |
| Spanish | descafeinado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does decaffeinated come from?
From de- + caffeine + -ated or de- + caffeinated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).