# deceased

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈsiːst/ · frequency rank #7,552

## Definitions
1. No longer alive; dead.
2. Belonging to the dead.
3. One who has died.
4. Overwhelmed to the point of being figuratively dead.

## Etymology
From decease + -ed, from Middle English deceas via Old French [Term?], from Latin dēcessus (“departure”), equivalent to dēced-, variation of dēcēdō, dēcēdere (“to go away”).

## Easily confused with
- **declared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceased-vs-declared)
- **decrease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceased-vs-decrease)
- **defeated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceased-vs-defeated)
- **deceived** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceased-vs-deceived)
- **diseased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceased-vs-diseased)
- **decayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decayed-vs-deceased)

## Common misspellings (11)
`dceeased`, `ddeceased`, `decaesed`, `decceased`, `deceaesd`, `deceasde`, `deceasedd`, `deceassed`, `decesaed`, `deecased`, `edceased`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/deceased