disfellowship
"disfellowship" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disfellowship” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To subject to disfellowshipment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disfellowship · disfellowship · English
disfellowship · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disfellowship |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disfellowship” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disfellowship is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To subject to disfellowshipment.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for disfellowship, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + fellowship. The correct English form is disfellowship, spelled D-I-S-F-E-L-L-O-W-S-H-I-P.
Definition
- 1To subject to disfellowshipment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how disfellowship appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Disfellowshipped persons, shunned by the organisation for their unrepented sins, slipped in at the last and sat by the door, ready to disappear at the end of the closing prayer.
Etymology
From dis- + fellowship.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.