Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ded

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: ded
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of dead.

Colloquial; Humorous

noun

A person who inflicts dedovshchina (a kind of hazing ritual).

Slang

noun

Initialism of Dutch elm disease.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Russian military slang дед (ded, “soldiers after their third or fourth half-year of compulsory military service”, literally “grandfather”).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

more ded (comparative) most ded (superlative) deds (plural)

Phrases

ded reckoning

Frequently Paired Words

ded reckoning

Synonyms

doctor of education edd

Questions

What does ded mean?: Alternative form of dead.
Where does ded come from?: It is traced to Russian.

How to pronounce ded

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