# decrypt

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈkɹɪpt/ · frequency rank #42,597

## Definitions
1. To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.

## Etymology
From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

## Easily confused with
- **decry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decry-vs-decrypt)
- **decrepit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decrepit-vs-decrypt)

## Common misspellings (12)
`dcerypt`, `ddecrypt`, `deccrypt`, `decrpyt`, `decrrypt`, `decryppt`, `decryptt`, `decrytp`, `decryypt`, `decyrpt`, `dercypt`, `edcrypt`

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