disbar
/dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)/verb
disbar is spelled D-I-S-B-A-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disbar means “To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disbar?
| Letters | 6: D-I-S-B-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 disbar?
Disbar appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 disbar?
- UK /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)/
Disbar has 2 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-disbar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disbar?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disbar from its last stressed vowel (/ɑ/, 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 disbar
- disbars present, singular, he/she/it
- disbarring participle, present
- disbarred participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disbar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such.
- 2
To exclude (a person) from something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disbar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to expel from the bar, or the legal profession:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | die Zulassung entziehen, die Anwaltslizenz entziehen |
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.
Where does disbar come from?
From dis- + bar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).