disbursement

noun

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"disbursement" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disbursement” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,085. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,085
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act, instance, or process of disbursing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disbursement · disbursement · English

disbursement · rank #41,085 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,085
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH DINK

Nearest frequency peer: DINK (-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 “disbursement”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for disbursement
PropertyValue
Headworddisbursement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#41,085
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “disbursement”

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).disbursementlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “DINK” (#41,084), “disguising” (#41,086), “diction” (#41,083). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disbursement” is #41,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around disbursement, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,085 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for disbursement, with forms such as "ddisbursement", "dibsursement", and "disbbursement". 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 dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From disburse + -ment. The correct English form is disbursement, spelled D-I-S-B-U-R-S-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act, instance, or process of disbursing.
  2. 2
    Money paid out or spent.

Etymology

From disburse + -ment.

This word in other languages

desembolso(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisbursement
  • dibsursement
  • disbbursement
  • disbrusement
  • disburesment
  • disburrsement
  • disburseemnt
  • disbursemennt
  • disbursementt
  • disbursemetn
  • disbursemment
  • disbursemnet
  • disbursmeent
  • disburssement
  • disbusrement
  • dissbursement
  • disubrsement
  • dsibursement
  • idsbursement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disbursement - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddisbursement1dibsursement2disbbursement1disbrusement2disburesment2disburrsement1disburseemnt2disbursemennt1
Edit distance from "disbursement"

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 "disbursement"?
"disbursement" is spelled D-I-S-B-U-R-S-E-M-E-N-T.
What does "disbursement" mean?
As a noun, "disbursement" means: The act, instance, or process of disbursing.
What are common misspellings of "disbursement"?
Common misspellings include "ddisbursement", "dibsursement", "disbbursement", "disbrusement", "disburesment". The correct spelling is "disbursement".
What is the origin of the word "disbursement"?
From disburse + -ment. 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 "disbursement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list