deploy
/dɪˈplɔɪ/verb, noun
deploy is spelled D-E-P-L-O-Y: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, deploy means “To prepare and arrange (originally military unit or units, i.e., to array troops) for use” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deploy?
| Letters | 6: D-E-P-L-O-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th 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 deploy?
Deploy appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 deploy?
- /dɪˈplɔɪ/
Deploy has 2 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: En-us-deploy.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deploy
- deploys present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- deploying participle, present
- deployed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deploy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To prepare and arrange (originally military unit or units, i.e., to array troops) for use.
"Deploy two units of infantry along the enemy's flank," the general ordered.
- 2
To unfold, open, or otherwise become ready for use.
He waited tensely for his parachute to deploy.
- 3
To install, test and implement a computer system or application.
The process for the deployment scenario includes: building a master installation of the operating system, creating its image and deploying the image onto a destination computer.
noun
- 1
Deployment.
- 2
datedDeployment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deploy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | aufstellen, formieren, aufmarschieren lassen, stationieren, in Stellung bringen , öffnen |
| Portuguese | posicionar , disponibilizar, abrir , lançar |
| Spanish | desplegar |
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 deploy come from?
Borrowed from French déployer (“to unroll, unfold”), from Old French desploiier, itself from des- + ploiier, or possibly from Late Latin displicāre (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicare (“to fold”). Compare Middle English desployen, dysployen (“to unfold, display”). Doublet of display.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).