decolonise
verb
decolonise is spelled D-E-C-O-L-O-N-I-S-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, decolonise means “Alternative spelling of decolonize” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decolonise?
| Letters | 10: D-E-C-O-L-O-N-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 decolonise?
Decolonise appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of decolonise
- decolonises present, singular, he/she/it
- decolonising participle, present
- decolonised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decolonise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of decolonize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decolonise come from?
From de- + colonise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).