decryption
/dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/noun
decryption is spelled D-E-C-R-Y-P-T-I-O-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decryption means “The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decryption is decryptions.
How many letters and syllables are in decryption?
| Letters | 10: D-E-C-R-Y-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 decryption?
Decryption appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 decryption?
- UK /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-decryption.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of decryption
- decryptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decryption mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decryption in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense decoding:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décryptage |
| German | Entschlüsselung |
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 decryption come from?
Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).