decentralise
/diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/verb
decentralise is spelled D-E-C-E-N-T-R-A-L-I-S-E: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, decentralise means “To cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decentralise?
| Letters | 12: D-E-C-E-N-T-R-A-L-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is decentralise?
Decentralise appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 decentralise?
- UK /diːˈsɛntɹəlaɪz/
- US /diˈsɛntɹəˌlaɪz/
- Australia /diːˈsentɹəlɑez/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-decentralize.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with decentralise?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as decentralise from its last stressed vowel (/ɛntɹəlaɪz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of decentralise
- decentralises present, singular, he/she/it
- decentralising participle, present
- decentralised participle, past
- decentralize
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decentralise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKTo cause something to change from being concentrated at one point to being distributed across a number of points.
- 2
To reduce the authority of a governing body by distributing that authority among several bodies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decentralise come from?
From de- + centralise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).