decathlete
/di-ˈkath-ˌlēt/noun
decathlete is spelled D-E-C-A-T-H-L-E-T-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decathlete means “An athlete who competes in the decathlon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decathlete is decathletes.
How many letters and syllables are in decathlete?
| Letters | 10: D-E-C-A-T-H-L-E-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is decathlete?
Decathlete appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 decathlete?
- UK /diːˈkæθliːt/
- US /di-ˈkath-ˌlēt/
Decathlete has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Yangolin-decathlete.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of decathlete
- decathletes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decathlete mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An athlete who competes in the decathlon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decathlete in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense athlete who competes in the decathlon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décathlonien, décathlonienne, décathlète |
| German | Zehnkämpfer, Zehnkämpferin |
| Spanish | decatleta, decatloniano, decatloniana |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does decathlete come from?
From dec- + athlete.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).