deformed
/dɪˈfɔːmd/adjective, verb
deformed is spelled D-E-F-O-R-M-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deformed means “Unusual of shape; misshapen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deformed?
| Letters | 8: D-E-F-O-R-M-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is deformed?
Deformed appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 deformed?
- UK /dɪˈfɔːmd/
Deformed has 2 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-deformed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deformed
- more deformed comparative
- most deformed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deformed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unusual of shape; misshapen.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of deform
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deformed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense unusual of shape:
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.