discombobulated
"discombobulated" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discombobulated” is uncommon English (frequency #87,217 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #87,217
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Confused, embarrassed, upset.
Corpus desk
Index EN-discombobulated · discombobulated · English
discombobulated · rank #87,217 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #87,217
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH disbarment
Nearest frequency peer: disbarment (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “discombobulated”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Dijkstra
Dijkstra
12,787 corpus weight
- Dilley
Dilley
12,786 corpus weight
- disbarment
disbarment
12,785 corpus weight
- discombobul…
discombobulated
12,784 corpus weight
- disfavor
disfavor
12,783 corpus weight
- disinvestme…
disinvestment
12,782 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “discombobulated” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discombobulated |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #87,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “discombobulated” in English
Rare enough to double-check
discombobulated is uncommon English at frequency #87,217 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
discombobulated doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is discombobulated, spelled D-I-S-C-O-M-B-O-B-U-L-A-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Confused, embarrassed, upset.
- 2Broken, mixed up.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how discombobulated appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
After months of preparation for a new sign ordinance, the Planning Commission appeared discombobulated over the idea of adopting the new regulations when confronted by a few members of the public.
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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