decurion
/dɪˈkjʊəɹɪən/noun
decurion is spelled D-E-C-U-R-I-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decurion means “An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient Roman army” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decurion is decurions.
How many letters and syllables are in decurion?
| Letters | 8: D-E-C-U-R-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is decurion?
Decurion appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 decurion?
- UK /dɪˈkjʊəɹɪən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with decurion?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as decurion from its last stressed vowel (/ʊəɹɪən/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of decurion
- decurions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decurion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An officer in charge of ten men in the ancient Roman army.
- 2
A member of local government in ancient Rome.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decurion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense officer:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décurion |
| German | Decurio |
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 decurion come from?
From Latin decuriō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).