ded
noun
ded is spelled D-E-D: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ded means “A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ded is deds.
How many letters and syllables are in ded?
| Letters | 3: D-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th 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 ded?
Ded appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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).
Words people confuse with ded
Also written: dead.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of ded
- deds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ded mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
slangA person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual).
noun
- 1
Initialism of Dutch elm disease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ded come from?
From Russian military slang дед (ded, “soldiers after their third or fourth half-year of compulsory military service”, literally “grandfather”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).