deflowerment

/dɪˈflaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)mənt/

//dɪˈflaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)mənt// noun

"deflowerment" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deflowerment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.

Corpus desk

Index EN-deflowerment · deflowerment · English

deflowerment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for deflowerment
PropertyValue
Headworddeflowerment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪˈflaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)mənt/
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “deflowerment” in English

deflowermentsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deflowerment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪˈflaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)mənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for deflowerment, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From deflower + -ment. The correct English form is deflowerment, spelled D-E-F-L-O-W-E-R-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.

Etymology

From deflower + -ment.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deflowerment"?
"deflowerment" is spelled D-E-F-L-O-W-E-R-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈflaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)mənt/.
What does "deflowerment" mean?
As a noun, "deflowerment" means: The loss of a girl or woman's virginity.
How do you pronounce "deflowerment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deflowerment" is /dɪˈflaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)mənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "deflowerment"?
From deflower + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list