decider
/dɪˈsaɪdə(ɹ)/noun
decider is spelled D-E-C-I-D-E-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decider means “A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decider is deciders.
How many letters and syllables are in decider?
| Letters | 7: D-E-C-I-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 decider?
Decider appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 decider?
- UK /dɪˈsaɪdə(ɹ)/
Decider 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)-Vealhurl-decider.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with decider?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as decider from its last stressed vowel (/aɪdə/, British pronunciation):
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 decider
- deciders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decider mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person, divinity, or authoritative text which decides.
This written and revealed will of God I said was the Judge and Decider of all Questions.
- 2
AustraliaUKAn event or action which decides the outcome of a contested matter.
- 3
A Turing machine that halts regardless of its input.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decider in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Entscheider , Entscheidungsspiel, Entscheidungskampf, entscheidender Treffer |
| Portuguese | decisor |
| Spanish | decididor |
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 decider come from?
From decide + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).