deprivation
/ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/noun
deprivation is spelled D-E-P-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deprivation means “The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deprivation is deprivations.
How many letters and syllables are in deprivation?
| Letters | 11: D-E-P-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.8 times per million words; the 16,228th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 deprivation?
Deprivation appears 2.8 times per million words in written English, the 16,228th 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 deprivation?
- UK /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/
Deprivation 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deprivation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deprivation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deprivation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/, British pronunciation):
- translation
- aviation
- determination
- delegation
- authorization
- degradation
- deportation
- inauguration
- depreciation
- visualization
- denomination
- deforestation
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 deprivation
- deprivations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deprivation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.
- 2
The act of deposing or divesting of some dignity; in particular the taking away from a clergyman of his benefice, or other spiritual promotion or dignity.
- 3
The state of being deprived; lack.
He was suffering from deprivation of sleep.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deprivation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Entziehen, Entziehung, Entzug, Aberkennen, Aberkennung , Mangel |
| Portuguese | privação |
| Spanish | privación |
| French | privation |
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.