deplorable

Name: deplorable, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/

//dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩// adj

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“deplorable” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,348 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#22,348
frequency rank, English: 10
letters: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To be deplored.

Key facts for deplorable
Property	Value
Headword	deplorable
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#22,348
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “deplorable” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). deplorable lands here:

#22,348

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for deplorable is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,348 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for deplorable, with forms such as "ddeplorable", "delporable", and "depllorable". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *de The adjective is borrowed from French déplorable (“lamentable, regrettable”), or from its etymon Late Latin dēplōrābilis + English -able (suffix meaning ‘relevant to, suitable to’). Dēplōrābilis is derived from Latin dēplōrō (“to bemoan, compl… The correct English form is deplorable, spelled D-E-P-L-O-R-A-B-L-E.

Definition

1
To be deplored.
2
To be deplored.

Etymology

PIE word *de The adjective is borrowed from French déplorable (“lamentable, regrettable”), or from its etymon Late Latin dēplōrābilis + English -able (suffix meaning ‘relevant to, suitable to’). Dēplōrābilis is derived from Latin dēplōrō (“to bemoan, complain about; to bewail, lament, deplore”) + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’); while dēplōrō is from dē- (intensifying prefix) + plōrō (“to cry out; to complain; to lament, deplore”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)- (“to flow; to swim”)). By surface analysis, deplore + -able. The noun is derived from the adjective. Noun sense 2 refers to a campaign speech by the American politician and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (born 1947) during the 2016 United States presidential election calling half of the supporters of her Republican opponent Donald Trump (born 1946) a “basket of deplorables”.

This word in other languages

deplorable(Español)déplorable(Français)bedauerlich(Deutsch)deplorável(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddeplorable,delporable,depllorable,deploarble,deplorabble,deplorabel,deplorablle,deploralbe,deplorbale,deplorible,deplorrable,deplroable,depolrable,depplorable,dpelorable,edplorable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deplorable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "deplorable"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deplorable"?

"deplorable" is spelled D-E-P-L-O-R-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/.

What does "deplorable" mean?

As an adjective, "deplorable" means: To be deplored.

What are common misspellings of "deplorable"?

Common misspellings include "ddeplorable", "delporable", "depllorable", "deploarble", "deplorabble". The correct spelling is "deplorable".

How do you pronounce "deplorable"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deplorable" is /dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "deplorable"?

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Using “deplorable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is D-E-P-L-O-R-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/ (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.