disadvantageous
/dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/
"disadvantageous" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disadvantageous” is uncommon English (frequency #63,566 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,566
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not advantageous.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disadvantageous · disadvantageous · English
disadvantageous · rank #63,566 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,566
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dimorphism
Nearest frequency peer: dimorphism (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “disadvantageous”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dignify
dignify
36,438 corpus weight
- dimorphism
dimorphism
36,436 corpus weight
- disadvantag…
disadvantageous
36,435 corpus weight
- disharmony
disharmony
36,434 corpus weight
- dookie
dookie
36,432 corpus weight
- dorr
dorr
36,431 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “disadvantageous” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disadvantageous |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #63,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disadvantageous” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disadvantageous is uncommon English at frequency #63,566 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not advantageous.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for disadvantageous in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From disadvantage + -ous. The correct English form is disadvantageous, spelled D-I-S-A-D-V-A-N-T-A-G-E-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Not advantageous.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how disadvantageous appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Another disadvantageous feature of the Perth yard, again dictated by the considerations of the site, is that the six double-ended reception roads are alongside the sorting sidings and not laid end-to-end with them.
Etymology
From disadvantage + -ous.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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