disagreeable

/dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/

//dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl// adj

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

The verdict

“disagreeable” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #40,216. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,216
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disagreeable · disagreeable · English

disagreeable · rank #40,216 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,216
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dioceses

Nearest frequency peer: dioceses (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “disagreeable”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for disagreeable
PropertyValue
Headworddisagreeable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/
Letters12
Frequency rank#40,216
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “disagreeable” sits in English frequency

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).disagreeable lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around disagreeable (IPA /dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #40,216 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for disagreeable, with forms such as "ddisagreeable", "diasgreeable", and "disagereable". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English disagreable, from Middle French desagreable, from Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). By surface analysis, dis- + agreeable. The correct English form is disagreeable, spelled D-I-S-A-G-R-E-E-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
  2. 2
    Not suitable; that does not conform or fit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. disagreeable weather
  2. disagreeable person

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English disagreable, from Middle French desagreable, from Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). By surface analysis, dis- + agreeable.

Antonyms

agreeable

This word in other languages

desagradable(Español)incompatible(Français)unangenehm(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisagreeable
  • diasgreeable
  • disagereable
  • disaggreeable
  • disagreable
  • disagreaeble
  • disagreeabble
  • disagreeabel
  • disagreeablle
  • disagreealbe
  • disagreebale
  • disagreeible
  • disagrreeable
  • disargeeable
  • disgareeable
  • dissagreeable
  • dsiagreeable
  • idsagreeable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disagreeable - 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.

ddisagreeable1diasgreeable2disagereable2disaggreeable1disagreable1disagreaeble2disagreeabble1disagreeabel2
Edit distance from "disagreeable"

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 September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disagreeable"?
"disagreeable" is spelled D-I-S-A-G-R-E-E-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/.
What does "disagreeable" mean?
As an adjective, "disagreeable" means: Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
What are common misspellings of "disagreeable"?
Common misspellings include "ddisagreeable", "diasgreeable", "disagereable", "disaggreeable", "disagreable". The correct spelling is "disagreeable".
How do you pronounce "disagreeable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disagreeable" is /dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/. 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 "disagreeable"?
Inherited from Middle English disagreable, from Middle French desagreable, from Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). By surface analysis, dis- + agreeable. 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 "disagreeable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list