derange
/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/
"derange" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“derange” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
Corpus desk
Index EN-derange · derange · English
derange · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | derange |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “derange” in English
Rare enough to double-check
derange is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for derange, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French déranger, from Old French desrengier (“throw into disorder”), from des- + rengier (“to put into line”), from reng (“line, row”), from a Germanic source. See rank (noun). The correct English form is derange, spelled D-E-R-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 1To cause (someone) to go insane or become deranged.
- 2To cause disorder in (something); to distort from its ideal state.
- 3To cause to malfunction or become inoperative.
- 4To disrupt (somebody's) plans, to inconvenience; to derail.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how derange appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Both these kinds of monopolies derange more or less the natural distribution of the stock of the society;
4-16. All lighting was cut off by a close detonation but was partially restored after a short while. Many auxiliary motors were short-circuited or deranged. There were at least nineteen cracked jars in the forward battery and one in the after battery, causing loss of electrolyte and full grounds. All of the electric alarm and telephone circuits were out o…
Etymology
From French déranger, from Old French desrengier (“throw into disorder”), from des- + rengier (“to put into line”), from reng (“line, row”), from a Germanic source. See rank (noun).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.