# disapprove vs disprove

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### disapprove
*verb · IPA /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/ · frequency rank #24,729*
To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.

### disprove
*verb · IPA /dɪsˈpɹuːv/ · frequency rank #31,516*
To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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