# decal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdiː.kæl/ · frequency rank #28,507

## Definitions
1. A design or picture produced in order to be transferred to another surface either permanently or temporarily.
2. A decorative sticker.
3. A texture overlaid on another texture to provide extra details.

## Etymology
Clipping of decalcomania.

## Easily confused with
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-del)
- **deck** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-deck)
- **dual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-dual)
- **dial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-dial)
- **dell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-dell)
- **deco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-deco)
- **deva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-deva)
- **DMCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-dmca)
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-delay)
- **devil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-devil)
- **decay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-decay)
- **decor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-decor)
- **decks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-decks)
- **Duval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-duval)
- **decoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-decoy)
- **Desai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-desai)
- **Dewar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-dewar)
- **degas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-degas)
- **decry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-decry)
- **detail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-detail)

## Common misspellings (7)
`dceal`, `ddecal`, `deacl`, `decall`, `deccal`, `decla`, `edcal`

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