deluge
del·uge/ˈdɛl.ju(d)ʒ/noun, verb
deluge is spelled D-E-L-U-G-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (del·uge). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deluge means “A great flood or rain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deluge is deluges.
How many letters and syllables are in deluge?
| Letters | 6: D-E-L-U-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: del·uge |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,150th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is deluge?
Deluge appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,150th 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 deluge?
- UK /ˈdɛl.juː(d)ʒ/
- US /ˈdɛl.ju(d)ʒ/
- US /ˈdɛ.lu(d)ʒ/
Deluge has 2 syllables, split del·uge in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-deluge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deluge
- deluges plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- deluging participle, present
- deluged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deluge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A great flood or rain.
The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.
- 2
An overwhelming amount of something; anything that overwhelms or causes great destruction.
The rock concert was a deluge of sound.
- 3
A system for flooding or drenching a space, container, or area with water in an emergency to prevent or extinguish a fire.
deluge system, deluge gun, deluge set
verb
- 1
To flood with water.
Some areas were deluged with a month's worth of rain in 24 hours.
- 2
To overwhelm.
After the announcement, they were deluged with requests for more information.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deluge in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déluge , avalanche , inonder |
| Portuguese | dilúvio , inundar |
| Spanish | diluvio , avalancha |
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 deluge come from?
From Middle English deluge, from Old French deluge, alteration of earlier deluvie, from Latin dīluvium, from dīluō (“wash away”). Doublet of diluvium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).