disappointing

adj

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"disappointing" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disappointing” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,894. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,894
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causing disappointment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disappointing · disappointing · English

disappointing · rank #6,894 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,894
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dimension

Nearest frequency peer: dimension (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “disappointing”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “disappointing” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for disappointing
PropertyValue
Headworddisappointing
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters13
Frequency rank#6,894
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “disappointing”

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).disappointinglands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “dimension” (#6,893), “diving” (#6,895), “dignity” (#6,892). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disappointing” is #6,894. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around disappointing, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,894 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Causing disappointment.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for disappointing, with forms such as "ddisappointing", "diasppointing", and "disapointing". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is disappointing, spelled D-I-S-A-P-P-O-I-N-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Causing disappointment.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. disappointing results / news; a disappointing experience

This word in other languages

decepcionante(Español)décevant(Français)enttäuschend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisappointing
  • diasppointing
  • disapointing
  • disapopinting
  • disappionting
  • disappoinitng
  • disappoinnting
  • disappointign
  • disappointingg
  • disappointinng
  • disappointnig
  • disappointting
  • disappoitning
  • disapponiting
  • dispapointing
  • dissappointing
  • dsiappointing
  • idsappointing

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disappointing - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddisappointing1diasppointing2disapointing1disapopinting2disappionting2disappoinitng2disappoinnting1disappointign2
Edit distance from "disappointing"

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 "disappointing"?
"disappointing" is spelled D-I-S-A-P-P-O-I-N-T-I-N-G.
What does "disappointing" mean?
As an adjective, "disappointing" means: Causing disappointment.
What are common misspellings of "disappointing"?
Common misspellings include "ddisappointing", "diasppointing", "disapointing", "disapopinting", "disappionting". The correct spelling is "disappointing".
What language does "disappointing" come from?
"disappointing" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disappointing", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

characterized#6,997championships#6,770institutional#7,143sophisticated#6,623

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

deliberately18 variantsobservations18 variantscivilization18 variantstransparent18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list