deallocate
/diːˈæləkeɪt/verb
deallocate is spelled D-E-A-L-L-O-C-A-T-E: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, deallocate means “To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deallocate?
| Letters | 10: D-E-A-L-L-O-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deallocate?
Deallocate appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deallocate?
- UK /diːˈæləkeɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deallocate
- deallocates present, singular, he/she/it
- deallocating participle, present
- deallocated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deallocate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To remove from the set of resources put aside for (allocated to) a particular user or purpose.
Empty out your locker; it will be deallocated at the end of the day.
- 2
To return previously allocated memory.
Computer programs should deallocate memory they no longer need, releasing it back to the system.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deallocate come from?
From de- + allocate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).