deverbal
de·ver·bal/diˈvɜɹ.bəl/adjective, noun
deverbal is spelled D-E-V-E-R-B-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables (de·ver·bal). It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deverbal means “Derived from a verb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deverbal?
| Letters | 8: D-E-V-E-R-B-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: de·ver·bal |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 deverbal?
Deverbal appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 deverbal?
- UK /diːˈvɜː.bəl/
- US /diˈvɜɹ.bəl/
- /diːˈvøː.bəl/
Deverbal has 3 syllables, split de·ver·bal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-deverbal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with deverbal?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as deverbal from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹbəl/):
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 deverbal
- deverbals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deverbal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Derived from a verb.
noun
- 1
A word, especially a substantive, that is derived from a verb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deverbal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense derived from a verb:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déverbatif, déverbal |
| German | deverbal, deverbativ |
| Portuguese | deverbal |
| Spanish | deverbal, deverbativo |
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 deverbal come from?
From de- + verb + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).