disgorge
/dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/
"disgorge" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disgorge” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To vomit or spew, to discharge.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disgorge · disgorge · English
disgorge · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | disgorge |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disgorge” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disgorge is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪsˈɡɔːdʒ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
disgorge doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French desgorger. The correct English form is disgorge, spelled D-I-S-G-O-R-G-E.
Definition
- 1To vomit or spew, to discharge.
- 2To surrender (stolen goods or money, for example) unwillingly.
- 3To remove traces of yeast from sparkling wine by the méthode champenoise.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how disgorge appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1598-1600, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation This mountain when it rageth […] casteth forth huge stones, disgorgeth brimstone.
They loudly laughed / To see his heaving breast disgorge the briny draught.
Etymology
From Middle French desgorger.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.