disgraceful

Name: disgraceful, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]

/[dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“disgraceful” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,806. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,806
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disgraceful · disgraceful · English

disgraceful · rank #18,806 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #18,806
LEN-MEGA 11 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 17 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH disdain

Nearest frequency peer: disdain (-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.

demonic

81,198
deterrent

81,197
disdain

81,196
disgraceful

81,195
doggy

81,194
dole

81,193

What this shows “disgraceful” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for disgraceful
Property	Value
Headword	disgraceful
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#18,806
Misspellings tracked	17
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “disgraceful”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).disgracefullands here:

#18,806

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “disdain” (#18,805), “doggy” (#18,807), “deterrent” (#18,804). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disgraceful” is #18,806. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around disgraceful (IPA [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #18,806 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for disgraceful, with forms such as "ddisgraceful", "digsraceful", and "disgarceful". 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. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From disgrace + -ful. The correct English form is disgraceful, spelled D-I-S-G-R-A-C-E-F-U-L.

Definition

1
Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.
2
Giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Fourthly, in the disgracefullest defeat at Hiftaniola that ever this Kingdom suffered in any age or time.
Meanwhile I have plenty to employ me, in siding drawers and locked places, which I left in the disgracefullest confusion ;

Etymology

From disgrace + -ful.

This word in other languages

vergonzoso(Español)honteux(Français)schändlich(Deutsch)infame(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddisgraceful
digsraceful
disgarceful
disggraceful
disgracceful
disgracefful
disgraceflu
disgracefull
disgraceufl
disgracfeul
disgraecful
disgrcaeful
disgrraceful
disrgaceful
dissgraceful
dsigraceful
idsgraceful

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disgraceful - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "disgraceful"

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 "disgraceful"?

"disgraceful" is spelled D-I-S-G-R-A-C-E-F-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ].

What does "disgraceful" mean?

As an adjective, "disgraceful" means: Bringing or warranting disgrace; shameful.

What are common misspellings of "disgraceful"?

Common misspellings include "ddisgraceful", "digsraceful", "disgarceful", "disggraceful", "disgracceful". The correct spelling is "disgraceful".

How do you pronounce "disgraceful"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disgraceful" is [dɪsˈɡɹeɪsfəɫ]. 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 "disgraceful"?

From disgrace + -ful. 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 "disgraceful", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

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