decommissioned

verb

"decommissioned" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“decommissioned” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,515. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,515
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of decommission

Corpus desk

Index EN-decommissioned · decommissioned · English

decommissioned · rank #36,515 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,515
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH defensible

Nearest frequency peer: defensible (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “decommissioned”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “decommissioned” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for decommissioned
PropertyValue
Headworddecommissioned
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters14
Frequency rank#36,515
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “decommissioned” sits in English frequency

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).decommissionedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “defensible” (#36,516), “dancehall” (#36,513), “dampen” (#36,512). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around decommissioned, averb. Corpus frequency is #36,515 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of decommission".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for decommissioned, with forms such as "dceommissioned", "ddecommissioned", and "deccommissioned". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is decommissioned, spelled D-E-C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of decommission

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how decommissioned appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. That project would mean reinstating 5½ miles of decommissioned line between Tavistock, where a new single-platform railway station would be built alongside the 750-home housing estate currently under construction, and Bere Alston.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • dceommissioned
  • ddecommissioned
  • deccommissioned
  • decmomissioned
  • decomimssioned
  • decomissioned
  • decommisioned
  • decommisisoned
  • decommissinoed
  • decommissioend
  • decommissionde
  • decommissionedd
  • decommissionned
  • decommissoined
  • decommsisioned
  • deocmmissioned
  • edcommissioned

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of decommissioned - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

dceommissioned2ddecommissioned1deccommissioned1decmomissioned2decomimssioned2decomissioned1decommisioned1decommisisoned2
Edit distance from "decommissioned"

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 "decommissioned"?
"decommissioned" is spelled D-E-C-O-M-M-I-S-S-I-O-N-E-D.
What does "decommissioned" mean?
As a verb, "decommissioned" means: simple past and past participle of decommission
What are common misspellings of "decommissioned"?
Common misspellings include "dceommissioned", "ddecommissioned", "deccommissioned", "decmomissioned", "decomimssioned". The correct spelling is "decommissioned".
What language does "decommissioned" come from?
"decommissioned" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "decommissioned", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list