decap
/diːˈkæp/verb
decap is spelled D-E-C-A-P: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, decap means “To remove a cap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decap?
| Letters | 5: D-E-C-A-P |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 decap?
Decap appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 decap?
- /diːˈkæp/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with decap?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as decap.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: paced, caped.
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 decap
- decaps present, singular, he/she/it
- decapping participle, present
- decapped participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decap mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove a cap.
- 2
To enzymatically remove a cap from mRNA.
- 3
To remove the epoxy from an integrated circuit.
- 4
To cause an armor-piercing shell to lose its hardened cap, degrading its ability to penetrate armor.
- 5
To remove an upper limit.
- 6
To change an uppercase letter to lowercase; to decapitalize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decap come from?
From de- + cap.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).