disciple
dis·ci·ple/dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/noun, verb
disciple is spelled D-I-S-C-I-P-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (dis·ci·ple). It appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disciple means “A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disciple is disciples.
How many letters and syllables are in disciple?
| Letters | 8: D-I-S-C-I-P-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: dis·ci·ple |
| In writing | 2.4 times per million words; the 17,587th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disciple?
Disciple appears 2.4 times per million words in written English, the 17,587th 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 disciple?
- /dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/
Disciple has 3 syllables, split dis·ci·ple in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-disciple.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disciple
- disciples plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- discipling participle, present
- discipled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disciple mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
- 2
An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
- 3
IrelandA wretched, miserable-looking man.
verb
- 1
To convert (a person) into a disciple.
- 2
To train, educate, teach.
- 3
To routinely counsel (one's peer or junior) one-on-one in their discipleship of Christ, as a fellow affirmed disciple.
noun
- 1
Any of the followers of Jesus Christ.
- 2
One of the twelve disciples of Jesus sent out as Apostles.
- 3
Ellipsis of Disciple of Christ (“member of a particular religious group”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disciple in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person who learns from another:
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 disciple come from?
From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), from Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”). Later influenced or superseded in Middle English by Old French deciple.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).