# disadvantage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ · frequency rank #11,021

## Definitions
1. A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
2. A setback or handicap.
3. Loss; detriment; hindrance.

## Etymology
From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.

## Easily confused with
- **disadvantaged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disadvantage-vs-disadvantaged)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ddisadvantage`, `diasdvantage`, `disadavntage`, `disaddvantage`, `disadvanatge`, `disadvanntage`, `disadvantaeg`, `disadvantagge`, `disadvantgae`, `disadvanttage`, `disadvatnage`, `disadvnatage`, `disadvvantage`, `disavdantage`, `disdavantage`, `dissadvantage`, `dsiadvantage`, `idsadvantage`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disadvantage