desistance
"desistance" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“desistance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or state of desisting; cessation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-desistance · desistance · English
desistance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | desistance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “desistance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
desistance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act or state of desisting; cessation.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for desistance, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From desist + -ance. The correct English form is desistance, spelled D-E-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The act or state of desisting; cessation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how desistance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
If the writings now sent be seriously perused concerning the common defence, besieging of Bantam, their desistance from the trade of Moluccas, Amboyna, and Banda, their complaints against Declell, and answers to the writings of the Dutch, are confident that the advantage will not appear so great.
This entire decisive desistance from the accustomed resort, has the effect in a few days, to weaken the appetite.
Etymology
From desist + -ance.
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.