# dek

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɛk/ · frequency rank #81,259

## Definitions
1. The subhead of a news story.

## Etymology
Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.

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