deject
/dɪˈdʒɛkt/
"deject" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deject” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Make sad or dispirited.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deject |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈdʒɛkt/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deject” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
deject is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈdʒɛkt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for deject in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, past participle of dēicere (“to throw down”), from dē- (“from, down from”) + iacere (“to throw”). The correct English form is deject, spelled D-E-J-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1Make sad or dispirited.
- 2To cast downward.
- 3To debase or humble.
Etymology
From Old French dejeter, from Latin dēiectus, past participle of dēicere (“to throw down”), from dē- (“from, down from”) + iacere (“to throw”).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “deject”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-J-E-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈdʒɛkt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.