disaffection

/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/

//dɪsəˈfɛkʃən// noun

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"disaffection" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disaffection” is uncommon English (frequency #59,348 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,348
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Discontent; unrest.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disaffection · disaffection · English

disaffection · rank #59,348 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,348
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH directorship

Nearest frequency peer: directorship (-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 “disaffection”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “disaffection” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for disaffection
PropertyValue
Headworddisaffection
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#59,348
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “disaffection” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).disaffectionfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “directorship” (#59,347), “Dinklage” (#59,346), “diminution” (#59,345). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disaffection” is #59,348. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disaffection is uncommon English at frequency #59,348 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

disaffection doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

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

Definition

  1. 1
    Discontent; unrest.
  2. 2
    Alienation; loss of loyalty.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how disaffection appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. public disaffection
  2. growing disaffection

Etymology

From disaffect + -ion.

This word in other languages

despego(Español)désaffection(Français)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disaffection"?
"disaffection" is spelled D-I-S-A-F-F-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/.
What does "disaffection" mean?
As a noun, "disaffection" means: Discontent; unrest.
How do you pronounce "disaffection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disaffection" is /dɪsəˈfɛkʃən/. 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 "disaffection"?
From disaffect + -ion. 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 "disaffection", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

directorship#59,347depreciating#59,337exasperating#59,378conjunctions#59,292

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list