deceiver
/dɪˈsivɚ/noun
deceiver is spelled D-E-C-E-I-V-E-R: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deceiver means “A person who lies or deceives” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deceiver is deceivers.
How many letters and syllables are in deceiver?
| Letters | 8: D-E-C-E-I-V-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is deceiver?
Deceiver appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 deceiver?
- UK /dɪˈsiːvə(ɹ)/
- US /dɪˈsivɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-deceiver.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deceiver?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deceiver from its last stressed vowel (/ivəɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: received.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of deceiver
- deceivers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deceiver mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who lies or deceives.
- 2
Another name for Satan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deceiver in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who lies or deceives:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | trompeur, trompeuse |
| German | Betrüger, Betrügerin |
| Portuguese | enganador, enganadora |
| Spanish | embustero, embaucador, impostor, mentiroso, trapacero |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deceiver come from?
Inherited from Middle English deceyvour, from Anglo-Norman decevour; by surface analysis, deceive + -er. Displaced native Old English swica.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).