disapprove
/dɪsəˈpɹuːv/verb
disapprove is spelled D-I-S-A-P-P-R-O-V-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disapprove means “To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disapprove?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-A-P-P-R-O-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 disapprove?
Disapprove appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 disapprove?
- UK /dɪsəˈpɹuːv/
Disapprove has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disapprove.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disapprove?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disapprove from its last stressed vowel (/uv/, British pronunciation):
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 disapprove
- disapproves present, singular, he/she/it
- disapproving participle, present
- disapproved participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disapprove mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate; used with of.
She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.
- 2
To have or express an unfavorable opinion.
Green washing schemes of corporations are disapproved by Greenpeace activists.
- 3
To refuse to approve; reject.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disapprove in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (with of in English) to condemn; to consider wrong or inappropriate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désapprouver |
| German | missbilligen |
| Portuguese | desaprovar |
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.