disgruntled
/dɪsˈɡɹʌntl̩d/
"disgruntled" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disgruntled” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #25,038 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #25,038
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - In a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disgruntled |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪsˈɡɹʌntl̩d/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #25,038 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “disgruntled” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for disgruntled is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪsˈɡɹʌntl̩d/. Corpus data places it at rank #25,038 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "In a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for disgruntled, with forms such as "ddisgruntled", "digsruntled", and "disggruntled". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From disgruntle + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of verbs). The correct English form is disgruntled, spelled D-I-S-G-R-U-N-T-L-E-D.
Definition
- 1In a dissatisfied, frustrated, or upset mood; in a bad temper or ill humour.
Etymology
From disgruntle + -ed (suffix forming past tense and past participle forms of verbs).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddisgruntled,digsruntled,disggruntled,disgrnutled,disgrruntled,disgrunlted,disgrunntled,disgrunteld,disgruntlde,disgruntledd,disgruntlled,disgrunttled,disgrutnled,disgurntled,disrguntled,dissgruntled,dsigruntled,idsgruntled
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disgruntled - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “disgruntled”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-S-G-R-U-N-T-L-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪsˈɡɹʌntl̩d/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.