decrypt
de·crypt/dɪˈkɹɪpt/verb, noun
decrypt is spelled D-E-C-R-Y-P-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (de·crypt). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, decrypt means “To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decrypt?
| Letters | 7: D-E-C-R-Y-P-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·crypt |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 decrypt?
Decrypt appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 decrypt?
- /dɪˈkɹɪpt/
- /diːˈkɹɪpt/
As a noun (“A decoded communication”): /ˈdiːkɹɪpt/.
Decrypt has 2 syllables, split de·crypt in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-decrypt.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-decrypt2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of decrypt
- decrypts present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- decrypting participle, present
- decrypted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decrypt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
noun
- 1
A decoded communication.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decrypt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to convert back to plain text:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déchiffrer |
| German | entschlüsseln |
| Portuguese | desencriptar |
| Spanish | descifrar, desencriptar, descriptar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does decrypt come from?
From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).