# decays

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈkeɪz/ · frequency rank #42,595

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of decay

## Easily confused with
- **delay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decays-vs-delay)
- **decks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decays-vs-decks)
- **decoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decays-vs-decoy)
- **degas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decays-vs-degas)
- **decry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decays-vs-decry)
- **days** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/days-vs-decays)
- **deals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deals-vs-decays)
- **decay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decay-vs-decays)
- **deans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deans-vs-decays)
- **decal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-decays)
- **decaf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decaf-vs-decays)
- **decade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decade-vs-decays)
- **decals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decals-vs-decays)
- **decades** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decades-vs-decays)
- **decayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decayed-vs-decays)

## Common misspellings (9)
`dceays`, `ddecays`, `deacys`, `decasy`, `decayss`, `decayys`, `deccays`, `decyas`, `edcays`

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