decisor

noun

"decisor" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“decisor” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A rabbi who decides matters in Jewish religious law.

Corpus desk

Index EN-decisor · decisor · English

decisor · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for decisor
PropertyValue
Headworddecisor
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “decisor” in English

decisorsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

decisor is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for decisor in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin dēcīsor, from dēcīdō (past participial stem dēcīs-) + -or. The correct English form is decisor, spelled D-E-C-I-S-O-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A rabbi who decides matters in Jewish religious law.
  2. 2
    A person who resolves or settles matters or controversies; a decider, judge, or arbiter.

Etymology

From Latin dēcīsor, from dēcīdō (past participial stem dēcīs-) + -or.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decisor"?
"decisor" is spelled D-E-C-I-S-O-R.
What does "decisor" mean?
As a noun, "decisor" means: A rabbi who decides matters in Jewish religious law.
What is the origin of the word "decisor"?
From Latin dēcīsor, from dēcīdō (past participial stem dēcīs-) + -or. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list