# decathlon

> English word · Noun · IPA /diːˈkæθlɒn/ · frequency rank #48,694

## Definitions
1. An athletic contest consisting of ten events which includes sprinting, hurdling, jumping, and throwing over a span of two days.
2. A contest in science and math proving skill.

## Etymology
From dec- + -athlon, coined for the 1912 Summer Olympics in analogy to the word pentathlon.

## Common misspellings (14)
`dceathlon`, `ddecathlon`, `deacthlon`, `decahtlon`, `decathhlon`, `decathllon`, `decathlno`, `decathlonn`, `decatholn`, `decatlhon`, `decatthlon`, `deccathlon`, `dectahlon`, `edcathlon`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/decathlon