derogative
"derogative" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“derogative” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling.
Corpus desk
Index EN-derogative · derogative · English
derogative · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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 | derogative |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “derogative” in English
Rare enough to double-check
derogative is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
derogative doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From derogate + -ive. The correct English form is derogative, spelled D-E-R-O-G-A-T-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Disparaging; tending or intending to be belittling.
- 2Of or pertaining to derogation; that derogates
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how derogative appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"How strange, but then again, he is a strange man." [...] "Don't get me wrong. I did not mean that in a derogative sense."
Etymology
From derogate + -ive.
Synonyms
Antonyms
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.