decal
/ˈdiːkæl/noun, verb
decal is spelled D-E-C-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decal means “A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decal is decals.
How many letters and syllables are in decal?
| Letters | 5: D-E-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,556th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is decal?
Decal appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,556th 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 decal?
- UK /ˈdiː.kæl/
- UK /ˈdɛkəl/
- US /ˈdiːkæl/
Decal has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-decal.ogg, En-ca-decal-west.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with decal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as decal (/ikæl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: laced, clade, cadel.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of decal
- decals plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- decaling US, participle, present
- decalling UK, participle, present
- decaled US, participle, past
- decalled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
- 2
USA decorative sticker.
- 3
A texture overlaid on another texture to provide extra details.
verb
- 1
To apply decals to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense design or picture to be transferred:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décalque, autocollant |
| German | Abziehbild |
| Spanish | calcomanía, pegatina |
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 decal come from?
Clipping of decalcomania.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).