decatur

Other forms of decatur

plural

decaturs·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about decatur

What does decatur mean?

decatur means "United States naval officer remembered for his heroic deeds (1779-1820)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in decatur?

decatur has 3 syllables: de-ca-tur. The stress falls on "ca". In IPA it is /dɪˈkeɪtɚ/.

What is another word for decatur?

Close synonyms include Stephen Decatur. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is decatur a common word?

decatur is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with decatur?

11 words rhyme with decatur. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.