decurrent
/dɪˈkʌɹənt/adjective
decurrent is spelled D-E-C-U-R-R-E-N-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, decurrent means “Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in decurrent?
| Letters | 9: D-E-C-U-R-R-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 decurrent?
Decurrent appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 decurrent?
- UK /dɪˈkʌɹənt/
- UK /dɪˈkʊɹənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with decurrent?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as decurrent from its last stressed vowel (/ʌɹənt/, 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 decurrent
- more decurrent comparative
- most decurrent superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decurrent mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of plant parts: extending downward, most often in the case of leaf blades that partly wrap or have wings around the stem or petiole and extend down along the stem.
- 2
Of lamellae (the gills of a mushroom): broadly attached and extending down the stipe of the mushroom.
In this group of mushrooms, the attachment of the gills to the stipe is decurrent.
- 3
obsoleteRunning or extending downwards.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Decurrent in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to plant parts that extend downward:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décurrent |
| Spanish | decurrente |
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 decurrent come from?
From Latin decurrens – de (“down”) + curro (“to run”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).