disfellowshipment

noun

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"disfellowshipment" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disfellowshipment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.

Key facts for disfellowshipment
PropertyValue
Headworddisfellowshipment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters17
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “disfellowshipment” sits in English frequency

disfellowshipment falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disfellowshipment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for disfellowshipment in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From disfellowship + -ment. The correct English form is disfellowshipment, spelled D-I-S-F-E-L-L-O-W-S-H-I-P-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.
  2. 2
    A temporary sanction used within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, more severe than formal probation but less severe than excommunication.

Etymology

From disfellowship + -ment.

Synonyms

excommunication

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disfellowshipment"?
"disfellowshipment" is spelled D-I-S-F-E-L-L-O-W-S-H-I-P-M-E-N-T.
What does "disfellowshipment" mean?
As a noun, "disfellowshipment" means: The removal from the fellowship of the Lord's Table (participation in the Lord's Supper); excommunication or expulsion from a Christian church.
What is the origin of the word "disfellowshipment"?
From disfellowship + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “disfellowshipment”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-I-S-F-E-L-L-O-W-S-H-I-P-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list