disfiguration
noun
disfiguration is spelled D-I-S-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disfiguration means “The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disfiguration is disfigurations.
How many letters and syllables are in disfiguration?
| Letters | 13: D-I-S-F-I-G-U-R-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 58 million words; the 237,177th 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 disfiguration?
Disfiguration appears about once in every 58 million words in written English, the 237,177th 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).
Forms of disfiguration
- disfigurations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disfiguration mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of disfiguring, spoiling the appearance of something or someone; the state of being disfigured.
The disfiguration of the statue by vandals resulted in a public outcry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disfiguration in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | défiguration |
| Portuguese | desfiguração |
| Spanish | desfiguración |
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 disfiguration come from?
From disfigure + -ation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).