derail

Questions about derail

What does derail mean?

derail means "cause to run off the tracks". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in derail?

derail has 2 syllables: de-rail. The stress falls on "rail". In IPA it is /dɪˈɹeɪl/.

What is another word for derail?

Close synonyms include jump. 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 derail a common word?

derail 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 derail?

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