detrain
/ˈdi.tɹeɪn/verb
detrain is spelled D-E-T-R-A-I-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, detrain means “To exit from a train; to disembark” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in detrain?
| Letters | 7: D-E-T-R-A-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 detrain?
Detrain appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th 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 detrain?
- UK /ˈdi.tɹeɪn/
Detrain has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-detrain.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with detrain?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as detrain (/itɹeɪn/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: trained.
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 detrain
- detrains present, singular, he/she/it
- detraining participle, present
- detrained participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does detrain mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To exit from a train; to disembark.
If you plan to detrain at the next stop, please begin gathering your belongings.
- 2
To remove (a passenger or passengers) from a train; to evacuate (passengers) from a train.
Following the accident passengers were detrained through the rear cab.
- 3
To reduce one's training, particularly during the offseason, in preparation for a cycle of retraining.
- 4
To transfer air from an organized air current to the surrounding atmosphere.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does detrain come from?
From de- + train.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).