disentangle
[ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəɫ]verb
disentangle is spelled D-I-S-E-N-T-A-N-G-L-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disentangle means “To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disentangle?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-E-N-T-A-N-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 disentangle?
Disentangle appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 disentangle?
- [ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋɡəɫ]
Disentangle 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disentangle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disentangle
- disentangles present, singular, he/she/it
- disentangling participle, present
- disentangled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disentangle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To free something from entanglement; to extricate or unknot.
I had to disentangle him from his own shoelaces.
- 2
To unravel; to separate into discrete components or units.
- 3
To become free or untangled.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disentangle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extricate – see also untangle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | démêler |
| Portuguese | desembaraçar |
| Spanish | desenredar |
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 disentangle come from?
From dis- + entangle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).