déclassé
/deɪˈklæseɪ/adjective
déclassé is spelled D-É-C-L-A-S-S-É: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, déclassé means “Degraded from one's social class” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in déclassé?
| Letters | 8: D-É-C-L-A-S-S-É |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 déclassé?
Déclassé appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 déclassé?
- UK /deɪˈklæseɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of déclassé
- more déclassé comparative
- most déclassé superlative
- more declasse comparative
- most declasse superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does déclassé mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Degraded from one's social class.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of déclassé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does déclassé come from?
Borrowed from French déclassé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).