decapping
/diːˈkæpɪŋ(ɡ)/noun, verb
decapping is spelled D-E-C-A-P-P-I-N-G: 9 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 noun, decapping means “The removal of a cap, especially the enzymatic removal of a cap from mRNA” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decapping is decappings.
How many letters and syllables are in decapping?
| Letters | 9: D-E-C-A-P-P-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 decapping?
Decapping 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 decapping?
- UK /diːˈkæpɪŋ(ɡ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of decapping
- decappings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decapping mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The removal of a cap, especially the enzymatic removal of a cap from mRNA.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of decap
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).