decussation
/dɛkʌˈseɪʃən/noun
decussation is spelled D-E-C-U-S-S-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, decussation means “A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of decussation is decussations.
How many letters and syllables are in decussation?
| Letters | 11: D-E-C-U-S-S-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 decussation?
Decussation appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 decussation?
- /dɛkʌˈseɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of decussation
- decussations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does decussation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A crossing or intersection of lines etc. so as to form an X-shape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does decussation come from?
From Latin decussationem, from decussare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).