Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

decrypt

/dɪˈkɹɪpt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: de-crypt
IPA: /dɪˈkɹɪpt/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.

Transitive verb

noun

A decoded communication.

Example Sentences

"The decrypts were being obtained from the traffic of 78 German stations by the end of 1941, and of 147 stations by the end of 1942."

Etymology

From de- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Prefix: de-
Root: κρυπτός
Suffix: -crypt

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

decrypts (present, singular) decrypting (participle, present) decrypted (participle, past) decrypted (past) decrypts (plural)

Derived Forms

decryptable decrypter decryptor undecrypted

Frequently Paired Words

decryption

Synonyms

decipher decode

Antonyms

encipher encode encrypt

Rhymes With

script equipped ripped shipped slipped stripped whipped flipped dipped tripped clipped chipped

Questions

How do you pronounce decrypt?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈkɹɪpt/.
What does decrypt mean?: To convert (an encrypted or coded message) back into plain text.
Where does decrypt come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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