# disband

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsˈbænd/ · frequency rank #34,022

## Definitions
1. To break up or (cause to) cease to exist; to disperse.
2. To loose the bands of; to set free.
3. To divorce.

## Etymology
Attested since the 1590s, from Middle French desbander (Modern French débander), from des- (English dis-) + bande (English band), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰendʰ- (“to tie”). By surface analysis, dis- + band.

## Easily confused with
- **distant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disband-vs-distant)
- **discard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disband-vs-discard)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddisband`, `dibsand`, `disabnd`, `disbadn`, `disbandd`, `disbannd`, `disbband`, `disbnad`, `dissband`, `dsiband`, `idsband`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disband