decalcification
[diːˌkæɫsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]
"decalcification" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“decalcification” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
Corpus desk
Index EN-decalcification · decalcification · English
decalcification · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decalcification |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [diːˌkæɫsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “decalcification” in English
Rare enough to double-check
decalcification is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [diːˌkæɫsɪfɪˈkeɪʃən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for decalcification, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + calcification. The correct English form is decalcification, spelled D-E-C-A-L-C-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The loss of calcium, as from the soil or from teeth or bones.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how decalcification appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Presectioning of the mineralized tissue to 3–4 mm thick will minimize the (often extensive) time required for decalcification.
Etymology
From de- + calcification.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.