Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decompile

/diːkəmˈpaɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: de-com-pile
IPA: /diːkəmˈpaɪl/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English compile English decompile From de- + compile.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /diːkəmˈpaɪl/

Inflected Forms

decompiles (present, singular) decompiling (participle, present) decompiled (participle, past) decompiled (past)

Derived Forms

decompilable

Frequently Paired Words

decompiler

Questions

How do you pronounce decompile?: The recorded pronunciation is /diːkəmˈpaɪl/.
What does decompile mean?: To recreate the original source code from a compiled executable.
Where does decompile come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English compile English decompile From de- + compile.

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