deflower
/diˈflaʊ.ɚ/
"deflower" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deflower” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
Corpus desk
Index EN-deflower · deflower · English
deflower · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deflower |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /diˈflaʊ.ɚ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “deflower” in English
Rare enough to double-check
deflower is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /diˈflaʊ.ɚ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
deflower doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English deflouren, from Old French desflorer (modern French déflorer), from Late Latin deflōrāre. By surface analysis, de- + flower. The correct English form is deflower, spelled D-E-F-L-O-W-E-R.
Definition
- 1To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
- 2To deprive of flowers.
- 3To deprive of grace and beauty.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how deflower appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
But when you deflower a girl, that's it. You did it. You were the one. No one else can ever do it.
I have to admit this outfit's doing it for me; I may or may not have been deflowered by a junior rodeo champion.
Etymology
From Middle English deflouren, from Old French desflorer (modern French déflorer), from Late Latin deflōrāre. By surface analysis, de- + flower.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.