disavowed
/dɪsəˈvaʊd/
"disavowed" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disavowed” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,292. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,292
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Strongly disowned or denied.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disavowed · disavowed · English
disavowed · rank #49,292 · 13 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #49,292
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 13 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dionysius
Nearest frequency peer: Dionysius (-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 “disavowed”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- demure
demure
50,715 corpus weight
- Dionysius
Dionysius
50,710 corpus weight
- disavowed
disavowed
50,709 corpus weight
- discerned
discerned
50,708 corpus weight
- disinterest
disinterest
50,706 corpus weight
- dogwood
dogwood
50,703 corpus weight
What this shows “disavowed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disavowed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪsəˈvaʊd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #49,292 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “disavowed”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around disavowed (IPA /dɪsəˈvaʊd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,292 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Strongly disowned or denied.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for disavowed, with forms such as "ddisavowed", "diasvowed", and "disaovwed". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "disavow", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is disavowed, spelled D-I-S-A-V-O-W-E-D.
Definition
- 1Strongly disowned or denied.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how disavowed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The recall of the disavowed minister having been followed by the appointment of a successor, hopes were indulged that the new mission would contribute to alleviate the disappointment which had been produced, and to remove the causes which had so long embarrassed the good understanding of the two nations.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddisavowed
- diasvowed
- disaovwed
- disavoewd
- disavowde
- disavowedd
- disavowwed
- disavvowed
- disavwoed
- dissavowed
- disvaowed
- dsiavowed
- idsavowed
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disavowed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disavowed", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).