disagreeable
/dɪsəˈɡɹi.əbəl/adjective, noun
disagreeable is spelled D-I-S-A-G-R-E-E-A-B-L-E: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disagreeable means “Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disagreeable?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-A-G-R-E-E-A-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is disagreeable?
Disagreeable appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 disagreeable?
- UK /dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/
- UK /dɪsəˈɡɹɪbəl/
- US /dɪsəˈɡɹi.əbəl/
Disagreeable has 5 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: En-us-disagreeable.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disagreeable?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disagreeable from its last stressed vowel (/iəbəl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of disagreeable
- more disagreeable comparative
- most disagreeable superlative
- disagreeables plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disagreeable mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing.
disagreeable weather
- 2
archaicNot suitable; that does not conform or fit.
noun
- 1
Something or someone displeasing; anything that is disagreeable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disagreeable in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | incompatible , désagréable |
| German | unangenehm, unsympathisch |
| Spanish | desagradable |
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 disagreeable come from?
Inherited from Middle English disagreable, from Middle French desagreable, from Old French desagraable (compare French désagréable). By surface analysis, dis- + agreeable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).