decanal
/dɪˈkeɪn.əl/adjective, noun
decanal is spelled D-E-C-A-N-A-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, decanal means “Pertaining to a dean or deanery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decanal?
| Letters | 7: D-E-C-A-N-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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 decanal?
Decanal appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 decanal?
- /dɪˈkeɪn.əl/
- /ˈdɛ.kə.nəl/
As a noun (“The aliphatic aldehyde, CH₃(CH₂)₈CHO, related to capric acid”): /ˈdɛkənæl/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-decanal.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-decanal2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with decanal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as decanal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: candela.
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 decanal
- more decanal comparative
- most decanal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decanal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to a dean or deanery.
decanal side
noun
- 1
The aliphatic aldehyde, CH₃(CH₂)₈CHO, related to capric acid
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decanal come from?
From French décanal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).