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disagreeable

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Detailed reference entry for the English word "disagreeable", 12-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Hunspell error dictionaries, and usage frequency ranked against the top 100,000 English words in the Wordfreq corpus. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "disagreeable" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "disagreeable" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

disagreeable is anEnglishadj. It means: Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing. Pronounced /dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/.

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Key facts for disagreeable
PropertyValue
Headworddisagreeable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdj
IPA/dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/
Letters12
Frequency rank#40,216
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of disagreeable in English word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for disagreeable is 12 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪsəˈɡɹiː.əbəl/. Corpus data places it at rank #40,216 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 18 documented wrong-spelling variants for disagreeable, with forms such as "ddisagreeable", "diasgreeable", and "disagereable". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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. Root origin matters for spelling because borrowed morphemes (Greek, Latin, Old French, Old English) carry their source-language orthographic conventions into modern English, which is why historical etymology is often the cleanest predictor of whether a cluster like "-ough", "-eau", or "-tion" will appear. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is disagreeable, spelled D-I-S-A-G-R-E-E-A-B-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Etymology

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

Antonyms

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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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for disagreeable

Misspelling Variants of "disagreeable"

ddisagreeable13diasgreeable12disagereable12disaggreeable13disagreable11disagreaeble12disagreeabble13disagreeabel12
Misspelling Variants of "disagreeable"

Frequency rank: #40,216 in English

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 adj, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.