deprivation

/ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/

//ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən// noun

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"deprivation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“deprivation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,211
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.

Corpus desk

Index EN-deprivation · deprivation · English

deprivation · rank #16,211 · 17 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,211
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH depended

Nearest frequency peer: depended (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “deprivation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “deprivation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

deprivation vs derivation
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for deprivation
PropertyValue
Headworddeprivation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#16,211
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “deprivation”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).deprivationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “depended” (#16,210), “Dewey” (#16,212), “Dani” (#16,208). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “deprivation” is #16,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around deprivation (IPA /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,211 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for deprivation, with forms such as "ddeprivation", "depirvation", and "depprivation". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "derivation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is deprivation, spelled D-E-P-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.
  2. 2
    The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.
  3. 3
    The state of being deprived; lack.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how deprivation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Without doubt, respondent [Darrell E.] Burch alleges a serious deprivation of liberty; yet equally clearly he alleges no violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. […] Taken together, the decisions indicate that for deprivations worked by such random and unauthorized departures from otherwise unimpugned and established state procedures the State provides the…
  2. A Roman, elected in 896 by the Roman faction in a popular tumult, to succeed Formosus. He had twice incurred a sentence of deprivation of orders, as a subdeacon and as a priest.

This word in other languages

privación(Español)privation(Français)Entziehen(Deutsch)privação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddeprivation
  • depirvation
  • depprivation
  • depriavtion
  • deprivaiton
  • deprivasion
  • deprivatino
  • deprivationn
  • deprivatoin
  • deprivattion
  • deprivtaion
  • deprivvation
  • deprrivation
  • deprviation
  • derpivation
  • dperivation
  • edprivation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deprivation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddeprivation1depirvation2depprivation1depriavtion2deprivaiton2deprivasion1deprivatino2deprivationn1
Edit distance from "deprivation"

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 "deprivation"?
"deprivation" is spelled D-E-P-R-I-V-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/.
What does "deprivation" mean?
As a noun, "deprivation" means: The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving.
What words are commonly confused with "deprivation"?
"deprivation" is commonly confused with "derivation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "deprivation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deprivation" is /ˌdɛp.ɹɪˈveɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deprivation" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "deprivation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

diversified#16,216contingency#16,202everlasting#16,227feasibility#16,232

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

groundwater17 variantspreparatory17 variantsapocalyptic17 variantscontractual17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list