disembowel
[dɪsɪmˈbaʊ(ə)ɫ]verb
disembowel is spelled D-I-S-E-M-B-O-W-E-L: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disembowel means “To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disembowel?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-E-M-B-O-W-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 disembowel?
Disembowel appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 disembowel?
- UK [dɪsɪmˈbaʊ(ə)ɫ]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disembowel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disembowel
- disembowels present, singular, he/she/it
- disemboweling US, participle, present
- disembowelling UK, participle, present
- disemboweled US, participle, past
- disembowelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disembowel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to eviscerate.
- 2
To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disembowel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to take or let out the bowels:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éventrer, éviscérer, étriper |
| German | ausweiden, ausnehmen |
| Portuguese | desentranhar, estripar |
| Spanish | destripar, eviscerar, desentrañar |
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 disembowel come from?
From dis- + embowel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).