deforest
/dɪˈfɒɹɪst/verb
deforest is spelled D-E-F-O-R-E-S-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, deforest means “To clear (an area) of forest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deforest?
| Letters | 8: D-E-F-O-R-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is deforest?
Deforest appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 deforest?
- UK /dɪˈfɒɹɪst/
Deforest has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deforest.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deforest?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as deforest (/ɒɹɪst/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: forested.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of deforest
- deforests present, singular, he/she/it
- deforesting participle, present
- deforested participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deforest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To clear (an area) of forest.
- 2
archaicTo disafforest (remove legal status as forest).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deforest in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to clear an area of forest:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déboiser, déforester |
| German | entwalden |
| Portuguese | desflorestar, deflorestar |
| Spanish | deforestar, clarear |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does deforest come from?
From de- + forest.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).