disaffected

Name: disaffected, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/

//dɪsəˈfɛktɪd// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“disaffected” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #39,293. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#39,293
frequency rank, English: 26,416
“D” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of disaffect

Corpus desk

Index EN-disaffected · disaffected · English

disaffected · rank #39,293 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #39,293
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-DENSE 26,416
PHOTO-FINISH dingo

Nearest frequency peer: dingo (-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.

dimmed

60,710
dingo

60,709
disaffected

60,708
disheartened

60,707
dispossessed

60,706
DMA

60,704

What this shows Bars show where “disaffected” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Key facts for disaffected
Property	Value
Headword	disaffected
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#39,293
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “disaffected” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). disaffected lands here:

#39,293

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around disaffected (IPA /dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #39,293 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of disaffect".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for disaffected, with forms such as "ddisaffected", "diasffected", and "disafected". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From disaffect + -ed. The correct English form is disaffected, spelled D-I-S-A-F-F-E-C-T-E-D.

Definition

1
simple past and past participle of disaffect

Etymology

From disaffect + -ed.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddisaffected
diasffected
disafected
disafefcted
disaffceted
disaffeccted
disaffecetd
disaffectde
disaffectedd
disaffectted
disaffetced
disfafected
dissaffected
dsiaffected
idsaffected

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disaffected - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "disaffected"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disaffected"?

"disaffected" is spelled D-I-S-A-F-F-E-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/.

What does "disaffected" mean?

As a verb, "disaffected" means: simple past and past participle of disaffect

What are common misspellings of "disaffected"?

Common misspellings include "ddisaffected", "diasffected", "disafected", "disafefcted", "disaffceted". The correct spelling is "disaffected".

How do you pronounce "disaffected"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disaffected" is /dɪsəˈfɛktɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "disaffected"?

From disaffect + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disaffected", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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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.