How Do You Spell DEPREHENDED?

Pronunciation: [dɪpɹɪhˈɛndɪd] (IPA)

Deprehended is a rare word that means "to be caught or apprehended." The IPA phonetic transcription of deprehended is /ˌdiːprɪˈhɛndɪd/, which indicates that the stress falls on the second syllable. The "d" in "de" is pronounced softly, and the "e" in "pre" is pronounced as a short "e" sound. The ending "-hended" has a long "e" sound and is spelled with an "e" instead of an "a." Overall, deprehended is a challenging word to spell and pronounce correctly.

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Common Misspellings for DEPREHENDED

  • seprehended
  • xeprehended
  • ceprehended
  • feprehended
  • reprehended
  • eeprehended
  • dwprehended
  • dsprehended
  • ddprehended
  • drprehended
  • d4prehended
  • d3prehended
  • deorehended
  • delrehended
  • de-rehended
  • de0rehended
  • depeehended
  • depdehended
  • depfehended

Etymology of DEPREHENDED

The word "deprehended" is derived from the Latin word "deprehendere", which is a combination of "de-" (meaning "from" or "down") and "prehendere" (meaning "to seize" or "to grasp"). In Latin, "deprehendere" often referred to the act of apprehending or catching someone in the act of doing something wrong or illegal. Over time, the term "deprehended" found its way into various English legal and formal contexts, where it was used to denote the act of catching someone or something in the act.

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