disequilibrium
"disequilibrium" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disequilibrium” is uncommon English (frequency #84,173 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #84,173
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disequilibrium · disequilibrium · English
disequilibrium · rank #84,173 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #84,173
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH Dimond
Nearest frequency peer: Dimond (-1 rank slots)
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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 “disequilibrium”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- diffident
diffident
15,833 corpus weight
- Dimond
Dimond
15,829 corpus weight
- disequilibr…
disequilibrium
15,828 corpus weight
- disgraceful…
disgracefully
15,827 corpus weight
- dismally
dismally
15,825 corpus weight
- diverticuli…
diverticulitis
15,824 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “disequilibrium” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disequilibrium |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #84,173 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disequilibrium” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disequilibrium is uncommon English at frequency #84,173 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.".
disequilibrium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + equilibrium. The correct English form is disequilibrium, spelled D-I-S-E-Q-U-I-L-I-B-R-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1The loss of equilibrium or stability, especially due to an imbalance of forces.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how disequilibrium appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The world of the angelic hierarchy was an evolutionary stream of light in a steady-state, but the creation of Adam from matter disturbs that primordial steady-state; it generates the creative disequilibrium necessary for change, transformation, and evolution.
Etymology
From dis- + equilibrium.
This word in other languages
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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