deprived
de·prived/dɪˈpɹaɪvd/adjective, verb
deprived is spelled D-E-P-R-I-V-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (de·prived). It appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deprived means “Subject to deprivation; poor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deprived?
| Letters | 8: D-E-P-R-I-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: de·prived |
| In writing | 4.9 times per million words; the 11,373rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is deprived?
Deprived appears 4.9 times per million words in written English, the 11,373rd 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 deprived?
- /dɪˈpɹaɪvd/
Deprived has 2 syllables, split de·prived in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deprived.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of deprived
- more deprived comparative
- most deprived superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deprived mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Subject to deprivation; poor.
verb
- 1
past participle of deprive
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deprived in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense subject to deprivation:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dépouillé |
| German | beraubt, benachteiligt, unterprivilegiert, arm |
| Spanish | desprovisto, desproveído, privado, despojado |
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.