decontrol
/diːkənˈtɹəʊɫ/verb, noun
decontrol is spelled D-E-C-O-N-T-R-O-L: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, decontrol means “To remove controls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decontrol?
| Letters | 9: D-E-C-O-N-T-R-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is decontrol?
Decontrol appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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).
How do you pronounce decontrol?
- UK /diːkənˈtɹəʊɫ/
Decontrol has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with decontrol?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as decontrol from its last stressed vowel (/əʊl/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of decontrol
- decontrols present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- decontrolling participle, present
- decontrolled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decontrol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove controls.
noun
- 1
The removal of controls.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decontrol come from?
From de- + control.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).