# deceptive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈsɛp.tɪv/ · frequency rank #18,535

## Definitions
1. Likely or attempting to deceive.

## Etymology
From Middle French déceptif, from Latin dēceptīvus, from dēcipiō (“I deceive”).

## Easily confused with
- **detective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceptive-vs-detective)
- **defective** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceptive-vs-defective)
- **deceptively** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceptive-vs-deceptively)
- **deceive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deceive-vs-deceptive)
- **deception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-deceptive)

## Common misspellings (13)
`dceeptive`, `ddeceptive`, `decceptive`, `decepitve`, `decepptive`, `deceptiev`, `deceptivve`, `decepttive`, `deceptvie`, `decetpive`, `decpetive`, `deecptive`, `edceptive`

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