decani
/dɪˈkeɪnaɪ/adjective, noun
decani is spelled D-E-C-A-N-I: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, decani means “Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the dean's stall is placed (the right hand side to a person facing the altar); decanal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decani?
| Letters | 6: D-E-C-A-N-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is decani?
Decani appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 decani?
- /dɪˈkeɪnaɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decani mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of the side of the chancel, apse, altar or choir on which the dean's stall is placed (the right hand side to a person facing the altar); decanal.
noun
- 1
The higher of two choral voice parts sung when a part splits into two; traditionally sung by members of the choir on the decani side.
- 2
That half of the choir singing decani parts, collectively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate decani?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of decani: Dec..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decani come from?
Borrowed from Latin decānī (“of the dean”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).