decon
/ˈdiː.kɒn/noun, verb
decon is a noun meaning “Abbreviation of decontamination” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled D-E-C-O-N and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 14 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of decon is decons.
What does decon mean?
noun
- 1
Abbreviation of decontamination.
verb
- 1
Abbreviation of decontaminate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce decon?
- UK /ˈdiː.kɒn/
Decon has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of decon
- decons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- deconning participle, present
- deconned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is decon?
Decon appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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).