deflowering
/dɪˈflaʊ(w)əɹɪŋ(ɡ)/noun, verb
deflowering is spelled D-E-F-L-O-W-E-R-I-N-G: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deflowering means “The breaking of the hymen of a virgin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deflowering is deflowerings.
How many letters and syllables are in deflowering?
| Letters | 11: D-E-F-L-O-W-E-R-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 deflowering?
Deflowering appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 deflowering?
- UK /dɪˈflaʊ(w)əɹɪŋ(ɡ)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deflowering
- deflowerings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deflowering mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of deflower
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).