Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dek

/dɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: dek
IPA: /dɛk/

8

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The subhead of a news story.

Slang

num

The cardinal number occurring after nine and before el in a duodecimal system. Written ↊, decimal value 10.

Etymology

Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

deks (plural) deck (alternative)

Phrases

roneat dek

Frequently Paired Words

roneat dek

Homonyms

deque

Rhymes With

check tech neck deck tech neck main deck sec heck quebec wreck trek czech

Questions

How do you pronounce dek?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɛk/.
What does dek mean?: The subhead of a news story.
Where does dek come from?: Deliberate misspelling of deck, to distinguish the word as not belonging in the story.

How to pronounce dek

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