dex
noun
dex is spelled D-E-X: 3 letters and one syllable. It appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dex means “An order or factor of ten” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dex is dexes.
How many letters and syllables are in dex?
| Letters | 3: D-E-X |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.8 times per million words; the 20,629th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is dex?
Dex appears 1.8 times per million words in written English, the 20,629th 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 dex?
Dex has one syllable (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).
Forms of dex
- dexes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dex mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An order or factor of ten.
- 2
Dexterity.
- 3
colloquialDextromethorphan.
- 4
colloquialDexamethasone.
- 5
colloquialDextroamphetamine/dexedrine.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of dex (“dexterity”).
- 2
Abbreviation of decentralized exchange.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dex come from?
Contraction of decimal exponent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).