decorticated
/diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪtəd/adjective, verb
decorticated is spelled D-E-C-O-R-T-I-C-A-T-E-D: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, decorticated means “Having had the cortex removed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decorticated?
| Letters | 12: D-E-C-O-R-T-I-C-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 decorticated?
Decorticated appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 decorticated?
- UK /diːˈkɔːtɪkeɪtəd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-decorticated.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does decorticated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having had the cortex removed
visually decorticated
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of decorticate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).