deranged
/dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/adjective, verb
deranged is spelled D-E-R-A-N-G-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deranged means “Disturbed or upset, especially mentally” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deranged?
| Letters | 8: D-E-R-A-N-G-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 deranged?
Deranged appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd 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 deranged?
- US /dɪˈɹeɪnd͡ʒd/
Deranged has 2 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)-Persent101-deranged.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deranged?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as deranged (/eɪndʒd/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: gardened.
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 deranged
- more deranged comparative
- most deranged superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deranged mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Disturbed or upset, especially mentally.
- 2
Insane.
- 3
Malfunctioning or inoperative.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of derange
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deranged in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dérangé |
| German | verwirrt, übergeschnappt , geisteskrank, irre, verrückt |
| Spanish | derranchado, trastornado |
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.
Where does deranged come from?
Borrowed from French dérangé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).