decet
/dɛˈsɛt/noun
decet is spelled D-E-C-E-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decet means “A group of ten musicians; a piece of music written for such a group” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decet is decets.
How many letters and syllables are in decet?
| Letters | 5: D-E-C-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is decet?
Decet appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 decet?
- /dɛˈsɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of decet
- decets plural
- dectet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of ten musicians; a piece of music written for such a group
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decet come from?
From Italian decetto, from dieci (“ten”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).