disassemble

Name: disassemble, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/

//dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl// verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“disassemble” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,190. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,190
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disassemble · disassemble · English

disassemble · rank #48,190 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #48,190
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 15 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH diplomatically

Nearest frequency peer: diplomatically (-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.

dinar

51,814
Dionne

51,813
diplomatica…

51,812
disassemble

51,811
discards

51,810
disparage

51,808

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

Key facts for disassemble
Property	Value
Headword	disassemble
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#48,190
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “disassemble”

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).disassemblelands here:

#48,190

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “diplomatically” (#48,189), “discards” (#48,191), “Dionne” (#48,188). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disassemble” is #48,190. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around disassemble (IPA /dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,190 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for disassemble, with forms such as "ddisassemble", "diasssemble", and "disasemble". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + assemble. The correct English form is disassemble, spelled D-I-S-A-S-S-E-M-B-L-E.

Definition

1
To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.
2
To convert machine code to a human-readable, mnemonic form.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

To perform the repair it was necessary to disassemble most of the mechanism.
The two machines are being built in Germany by Herrenknecht, and once completed they will be disassembled for their journey to the UK.

Etymology

From dis- + assemble.

This word in other languages

desmontar(Español)désassembler(Français)demontieren(Deutsch)desmontar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddisassemble
diasssemble
disasemble
disasesmble
disassebmle
disassembble
disassembel
disassemblle
disassemlbe
disassemmble
disassmeble
dissasemble
dissassemble
dsiassemble
idsassemble

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "disassemble"

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 "disassemble"?

"disassemble" is spelled D-I-S-A-S-S-E-M-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/.

What does "disassemble" mean?

As a verb, "disassemble" means: To take to pieces; to reverse the process of assembly.

What are common misspellings of "disassemble"?

Common misspellings include "ddisassemble", "diasssemble", "disasemble", "disasesmble", "disassebmle". The correct spelling is "disassemble".

How do you pronounce "disassemble"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disassemble" is /dɪs.əˈsɛm.bəl/. 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 "disassemble"?

From dis- + assemble. 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 "disassemble", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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