disablement
/dɪsˈeɪbəl.mənt/noun
disablement is spelled D-I-S-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disablement means “The action of disabling or the state of being disabled” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disablement is disablements.
How many letters and syllables are in disablement?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-A-B-L-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disablement?
Disablement appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce disablement?
- UK /dɪsˈeɪbəl.mənt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-disablement.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disablement
- disablements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disablement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The action of disabling or the state of being disabled.
The world would change if countries agreed to the disablement of all nuclear weapons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disablement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the action of disabling or the state of being disabled:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Behinderung |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does disablement come from?
From disable + -ment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).