# decree

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈkɹiː/ · frequency rank #9,316

## Definitions
1. An edict or law.
2. The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity.
3. The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate.
4. A predetermination made by God; an act of providence.

## Etymology
From Middle English decre, decree, from Old French decré (French décret), from Latin dēcrētum.

## Easily confused with
- **Derek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decree-vs-derek)
- **decry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decree-vs-decry)
- **degree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decree-vs-degree)
- **degrees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decree-vs-degrees)
- **decrees** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decree-vs-decrees)
- **decide** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decide-vs-decree)
- **decade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decade-vs-decree)
- **decker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decker-vs-decree)
- **decked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decked-vs-decree)
- **decode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decode-vs-decree)
- **decrease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decrease-vs-decree)

## Common misspellings (8)
`dceree`, `ddecree`, `deccree`, `decere`, `decre`, `decrree`, `dercee`, `edcree`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/decree