# decryption

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈkɹɪpʃən/ · frequency rank #48,176

## Definitions
1. The process reversing an encryption; the process which converts encrypted data into its original form.

## Etymology
Verbal noun of decrypt, from de- + crypt (only attested in compounds, such as cryptogram) from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

## Easily confused with
- **description** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decryption-vs-description)
- **deception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-decryption)

## Common misspellings (17)
`dceryption`, `ddecryption`, `deccryption`, `decrpytion`, `decrryption`, `decrypiton`, `decrypption`, `decrypsion`, `decryptino`, `decryptionn`, `decryptoin`, `decrypttion`, `decrytpion`, `decryyption`, `decyrption`, `dercyption`, `edcryption`

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