disenchant
/ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/verb
disenchant is spelled D-I-S-E-N-C-H-A-N-T: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disenchant means “To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disenchant?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-E-N-C-H-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd 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; 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 disenchant?
Disenchant appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 disenchant?
- UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃɑːnt/
- UK /ˌdɪsɪnˈtʃænt/
- US /ˌdɪsɪnˈt͡ʃænt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disenchant.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disenchant?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disenchant from its last stressed vowel (/ænt/):
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 disenchant
- disenchants present, singular, he/she/it
- disenchanting participle, present
- disenchanted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disenchant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To free from illusion, false belief or enchantment; to undeceive or disillusion.
- 2
To disappoint.
- 3
To break from a mental captivation such as reverie (daydream) or preoccupation.
- 4
To remove a spell or magic enchantment from.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disenchant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désenchanter |
| German | desillusionieren , enttäuschen , entzaubern |
| Spanish | desencantar |
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 disenchant come from?
From Middle French desenchanter, equivalent to dis- + enchant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).