deprogramming
noun, verb
deprogramming is spelled D-E-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-N-G: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deprogramming means “The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deprogramming is deprogrammings.
How many letters and syllables are in deprogramming?
| Letters | 13: D-E-P-R-O-G-R-A-M-M-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 deprogramming?
Deprogramming appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 deprogramming?
Deprogramming 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).
Forms of deprogramming
- deprogrammings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deprogramming mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The removal of the programming instilled into a person by a religious, political, economic, or social group associated with the belief system.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of deprogram
- 2
present participle and gerund of deprogramme
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deprogramming in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the removal of the programming instilled into a person by a cult or similar orga:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déprogrammation |
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.