derisible
/dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/
"derisible" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“derisible” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an adjective - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
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- below top-frequency English
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | derisible |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “derisible” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for derisible is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).".
No misspelling variants are generated for derisible in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: PIE word *de From Latin *dērīsibilis (compare Italian derisibile (“that may be derided”)) + English -ible (a variant of -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives)). *Dērīsibilis is derived from dērīsus + -ibilis (a variant of -bilis… The correct English form is derisible, spelled D-E-R-I-S-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Deserving derision (“treatment with disdain or contempt”).
Etymology
PIE word *de From Latin *dērīsibilis (compare Italian derisibile (“that may be derided”)) + English -ible (a variant of -able (suffix meaning ‘able or fit to be done’ forming adjectives)). *Dērīsibilis is derived from dērīsus + -ibilis (a variant of -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon)); while dērīsus is the perfect passive participle of dērīdeō (“to laugh at, make fun of, mock, deride”), from dē- (intensifying prefix) + rīdeō (“to laugh; to laugh at, mock, ridicule”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (“to rotate; to turn”), in the sense of turning the mouth to smile).
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.
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Using “derisible”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-R-I-S-I-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˈɹɪzɪb(ə)l/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.