detach
/dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/verb
detach is spelled D-E-T-A-C-H: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, detach means “To take apart from; to take off” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in detach?
| Letters | 6: D-E-T-A-C-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,270th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 detach?
Detach appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,270th 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 detach?
- US /dɪˈtæt͡ʃ/
- Australia /dəˈtæt͡ʃ/
Detach has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-detach.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with detach?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as detach from its last stressed vowel (/ætʃ/):
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 detach
- detaches present, singular, he/she/it
- detaching participle, present
- detached participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does detach mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To take apart from; to take off.
to detach the tag from a newly purchased garment
- 2
To separate for a special object or use.
to detach a ship from a fleet, or a company from a regiment
- 3
To come off something.
Now that the zipper has detached, my winter coat won't keep me very warm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Detach in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to take apart or take off:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | détacher |
| German | entfernen, ablösen, lösen, loslösen, abtrennen, herausnehmen |
| Portuguese | destacar |
| Spanish | desacoplar, desprender, desfijar, despegar |
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 detach come from?
From Old French destachier, from the same root as attach; compare French détacher and Portuguese and Spanish destacar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).