deplore
de·plore/dɪˈploɹ/verb
deplore is spelled D-E-P-L-O-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (de·plore). It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, deplore means “To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deplore?
| Letters | 7: D-E-P-L-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·plore |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 deplore?
Deplore appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 deplore?
- US /dɪˈploɹ/
- UK /dɪˈplɔː/
- /dɪˈplo(ː)ɹ/
Deplore has 2 syllables, split de·plore in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deplore.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deplore?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deplore from its last stressed vowel (/oɹ/):
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 deplore
- deplores present, singular, he/she/it
- deploring participle, present
- deplored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deplore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
- 2
To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
I deplore how you treated him at the party.
- 3
obsoleteTo regard as hopeless; to give up.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deplore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 deplore come from?
From Middle French déplorer, from Old French deplorer, from Latin dēplōrāre (“to lament over, bewail”), from dē- + plōrāre (“to wail, weep aloud”); origin uncertain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).