decrement
/ˈdɛkɹəmənt/
"decrement" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“decrement” is uncommon English (frequency #94,751 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,751
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
Corpus desk
Index EN-decrement · decrement · English
decrement · rank #94,751 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,751
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH definitional
Nearest frequency peer: definitional (+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.
Long-tail ranks near “decrement”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Damodar
Damodar
5,261 corpus weight
- danna
danna
5,260 corpus weight
- dazzler
dazzler
5,256 corpus weight
- decrement
decrement
5,250 corpus weight
- definitional
definitional
5,249 corpus weight
- dehumanising
dehumanising
5,248 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “decrement” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | decrement |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɛkɹəmənt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,751 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “decrement” in English
Rare enough to double-check
decrement is uncommon English at frequency #94,751 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɛkɹəmənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for decrement in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin decrementum. The correct English form is decrement, spelled D-E-C-R-E-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1A small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
- 2The subtraction itself; decrease.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how decrement appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He concluded that in normal group situations, production increased constantly, and reports of "boredness" and tiredness showed constant decrement.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin decrementum.
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.
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