deray
/dɪˈɹeɪ/noun
deray is spelled D-E-R-A-Y: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deray means “impetuosity, prowess, vigour” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deray?
| Letters | 5: D-E-R-A-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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; 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 deray?
Deray appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 deray?
- /dɪˈɹeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with deray?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as deray.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ready, deary, dayer.
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 deray
- derays present, singular, he/she/it
- deraying participle, present
- derayed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deray mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteDisorder, disturbance.
- 2
impetuosity, prowess, vigour
- 3
archaicDisarray, confusion.
- 4
obsoleteDisorderly merriment; partying.
verb
- 1
archaicTo derange.
- 2
archaicTo become deranged; to go wild.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deray come from?
From Old French derroi, desroi, desrei, from des- (from Latin dis-) + roi, rei, rai (“order”). See array and disarray.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).