decimeter
/ˈdɛ.sɪ.miːtɚ/noun
decimeter is spelled D-E-C-I-M-E-T-E-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decimeter means “US spelling of decimetre” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decimeter is decimeters.
How many letters and syllables are in decimeter?
| Letters | 9: D-E-C-I-M-E-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 decimeter?
Decimeter appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 decimeter?
- US /ˈdɛ.sɪ.miːtɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-decimeter.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of decimeter
- decimeters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decimeter mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USUS spelling of decimetre.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decimeter come from?
Borrowed from French décimètre. Equivalent to deci- + meter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).