deliberative
adjective, noun
deliberative is spelled D-E-L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-V-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deliberative means “That deliberates, considers carefully” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deliberative?
| Letters | 12: D-E-L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,129th 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 deliberative?
Deliberative appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,129th 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 deliberative?
- US
Deliberative has 5 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)-Flame,_not_lame-deliberative.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deliberative
- more deliberative comparative
- most deliberative superlative
- deliberatives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deliberative mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That deliberates, considers carefully.
noun
- 1
A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
- 2
A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deliberative come from?
From Middle French délibératif, from Latin deliberativus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).