Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decathlete

/di-ˈkath-ˌlēt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables: de-cath-lete
IPA: /di-ˈkath-ˌlēt/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An athlete who competes in the decathlon.

Example Sentences

"Simply to see what would happen, Paul Terek, a United States decathlete, wore a baseball cap bearing his name in Japanese when he landed at the Osaka airport a few weeks ago. Some children there took the bait."
"“Heptathlon is very geared and favorable to those who are quick,” said Gray’s coach, Andy Eggerth, who trains both heptathletes and decathletes. “A lot of world-class heptathletes are relatively bad at javelin and shot-put.”"

Etymology

From dec- + athlete.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /di-ˈkath-ˌlēt/
British English: /diːˈkæθliːt/

Inflected Forms

decathletes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heptathlete

Questions

How do you pronounce decathlete?: The recorded pronunciation is /di-ˈkath-ˌlēt/.
What does decathlete mean?: An athlete who competes in the decathlon.
Where does decathlete come from?: From dec- + athlete.

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