decommission

Name: decommission, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/diːkəˈmɪʃən/

//diːkəˈmɪʃən// verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“decommission” is an uncommon English word, ranked #76,697 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#76,697
frequency rank, English: 12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To take out of service or to render unusable.

Key facts for decommission
Property	Value
Headword	decommission
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/diːkəˈmɪʃən/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#76,697
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “decommission” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). decommission lands here:

#76,697

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for decommission is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /diːkəˈmɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #76,697 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

decommission doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + commission. The correct English form is decommission, spelled D-E-C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

1
To take out of service or to render unusable.
2
To remove or revoke the commission of.
3
To remove or revoke the formal designation of.

Etymology

From de- + commission.

Antonyms

commission

This word in other languages

desmantelar(Español)déclasser(Français)stilllegen(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "decommission"?

"decommission" is spelled D-E-C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /diːkəˈmɪʃən/.

What does "decommission" mean?

As a verb, "decommission" means: To take out of service or to render unusable.

How do you pronounce "decommission"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "decommission" is /diːkəˈmɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "decommission"?

From de- + commission. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “decommission”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is D-E-C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /diːkəˈmɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.