deprecated
/ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/adjective, verb
deprecated is spelled D-E-P-R-E-C-A-T-E-D: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deprecated means “Strongly disapproved of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deprecated?
| Letters | 10: D-E-P-R-E-C-A-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 deprecated?
Deprecated appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 deprecated?
- UK /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
- UK /ˈdɛp.ɹə.keɪ.tɪd/
- US /ˈdɛp.ɹɪ.keɪ.tɪd/
Deprecated has 4 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-deprecated.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deprecated
- more deprecated comparative
- most deprecated superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deprecated mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Strongly disapproved of.
- 2
Belittled; insulted.
- 3
Said of a function or feature planned to be phased out, but still available for use.
Foo() has been deprecated; it outputs a debug message and then calls Foo2()
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of deprecate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deprecated in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | abgelehnt, verurteilt, unzulässig, verboten, missbilligt , geschmäht |
| Portuguese | desaprovado, desfavorecido, obsoleto, descontinuado , menosprezado , deprecado |
| French | rabaissé , obsolète |
| Spanish | descontinuado, obsoleto |
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 deprecated come from?
From Latin dēprecātus, past participle of dēprecor (“to pray against (a present or impending evil), pray for, intercede for (that which is in danger), rarely imprecate”), from de (“off”) + precor (“to pray”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).