deity
de·i·ty/ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/noun
deity is spelled D-E-I-T-Y: 5 letters and 3 syllables (de·i·ty). It appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deity means “Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deity is deities or $deities.
How many letters and syllables are in deity?
| Letters | 5: D-E-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: de·i·ty |
| In writing | 3.5 times per million words; the 13,897th 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; 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 deity?
Deity appears 3.5 times per million words in written English, the 13,897th 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 deity?
- UK /ˈdiː.ɪ.ti/
- UK /ˈdeɪ.ɪ.ti/
- UK [ˈdeɪ̯-]
Deity has 3 syllables, split de·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-deity1.ogg, En-uk-deity2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deity?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as deity (/iɪti/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: diety.
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 deity
- deities plural
- deitie
- $deity
- $deities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of divinity: the state, position, or fact of being a god.
- 2
A supernatural divine being; a god or goddess.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a god or goddess:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déité, divinité |
| German | Gott, Gottheit |
| Portuguese | deidade, deus, deusa, divindade |
| Spanish | dios, diosa, deidad, divinidad |
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 deity come from?
From Middle French deité, from Latin deitās.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).