disgrace

/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/

//dɪsˈɡɹeɪs// noun

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"disgrace" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disgrace” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,681
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disgrace · disgrace · English

disgrace · rank #10,681 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,681
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH discoveries

Nearest frequency peer: discoveries (-1 rank slots)

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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “disgrace”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “disgrace” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

disgrace vs distract
75% similar
disgrace vs displace
75% similar
disgrace vs disgraced
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for disgrace
PropertyValue
Headworddisgrace
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,681
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “disgrace” sits in English frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).disgracelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “discoveries” (#10,680), “Dixon” (#10,682), “dis” (#10,679). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around disgrace (IPA /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,681 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for disgrace, with forms such as "ddisgrace", "digsrace", and "disgarce". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "distract", "displace", "disgraced", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French disgracier. The correct English form is disgrace, spelled D-I-S-G-R-A-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
  2. 2
    The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame.
  3. 3
    Someone or something which brings dishonor; the cause of reproach or shame; great discredit.
  4. 4
    An act of unkindness; a disfavor.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how disgrace appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. I heare / Macduffe liues in diſgrace. Sir, can you tell / Where he beſtowes himſelfe?
  2. Now she lives in disgrace.

Etymology

From Middle French disgracier.

Synonyms

misgrace

This word in other languages

desgracia(Español)honte(Français)Ungnade(Deutsch)desgraça(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisgrace
  • digsrace
  • disgarce
  • disggrace
  • disgracce
  • disgraec
  • disgrcae
  • disgrrace
  • disrgace
  • dissgrace
  • dsigrace
  • idsgrace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disgrace - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddisgrace1digsrace2disgarce2disggrace1disgracce1disgraec2disgrcae2disgrrace1
Edit distance from "disgrace"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disgrace"?
"disgrace" is spelled D-I-S-G-R-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/.
What does "disgrace" mean?
As a noun, "disgrace" means: The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.
What words are commonly confused with "disgrace"?
"disgrace" is commonly confused with "distract", "displace", "disgraced". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disgrace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disgrace" is /dɪsˈɡɹeɪs/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "disgrace"?
From Middle French disgracier. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disgrace", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
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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