disenfranchised
adjective, verb
disenfranchised is spelled D-I-S-E-N-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-S-E-D: 15 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disenfranchised means “Not represented; especially, not having the right to vote” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disenfranchised?
| Letters | 15: D-I-S-E-N-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disenfranchised?
Disenfranchised appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 disenfranchised?
- US
Disenfranchised has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-disenfranchised.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disenfranchised
- more disenfranchised comparative
- most disenfranchised superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disenfranchised mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not represented; especially, not having the right to vote.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of disenfranchise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disenfranchised in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Not represented:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | défavorisé |
| Spanish | proscrito |
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.