disaffection
/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/noun
disaffection is spelled D-I-S-A-F-F-E-C-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disaffection means “Discontent; unrest” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disaffection is disaffections.
How many letters and syllables are in disaffection?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-A-F-F-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disaffection?
Disaffection appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 disaffection?
- /dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/
Disaffection has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disaffection.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disaffection
- disaffections plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disaffection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Discontent; unrest.
public disaffection
- 2
Alienation; loss of loyalty.
political disaffection
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disaffection in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense discontent:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désaffection |
| Spanish | despego, desafección |
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 disaffection come from?
From disaffect + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).