disestablish
/dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/verb
disestablish is spelled D-I-S-E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disestablish means “To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disestablish?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-E-S-T-A-B-L-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 disestablish?
Disestablish appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 disestablish?
- UK /dɪsɪˈstæblɪʃ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disestablish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disestablish
- disestablishes present, singular, he/she/it
- disestablishing participle, present
- disestablished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disestablish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To deprive (an established church, military squadron, operations base, etc.) of its official status.
- 2
To abolish (an existing position of employment).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).