decarceration
/diːˌkɑː.səˈɹeɪʃən/
"decarceration" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“decarceration” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given population.
Corpus desk
Index EN-decarceration · decarceration · English
decarceration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decarceration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diːˌkɑː.səˈɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “decarceration” in English
Rare enough to double-check
decarceration is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /diːˌkɑː.səˈɹeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given population.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for decarceration in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Modeled on incarceration, replacing the prefix with de-. The correct English form is decarceration, spelled D-E-C-A-R-C-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A policy of reducing the amount of imprisoned people in a given population.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how decarceration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Whereas rates of COVID-19 vary nationwide, our results add to a growing body of literature emphasizing high COVID-19 rates in carceral settings and the importance of testing and decarceration.
Etymology
Modeled on incarceration, replacing the prefix with de-.
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.