disgust

/dɪsˈɡʌst/

//dɪsˈɡʌst// verb

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"disgust" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disgust” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #12,755 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#12,755
frequency rank, English
7
letters
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To cause an intense dislike for something.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

disgust vs disuse
71% similar
disgust vs disrupt
71% similar
disgust vs distrust
75% similar

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

Key facts for disgust
PropertyValue
Headworddisgust
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/dɪsˈɡʌst/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,755
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “disgust” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for disgust is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪsˈɡʌst/. Corpus data places it at rank #12,755 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "To cause an intense dislike for something.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for disgust, with forms such as "ddisgust", "digsust", and "disggust". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "disuse", "disrupt", "distrust", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one's appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster, goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). By surface analysis, dis- + gust (“taste”). The noun is from Middle French … The correct English form is disgust, spelled D-I-S-G-U-S-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To cause an intense dislike for something.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one's appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster, goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). By surface analysis, dis- + gust (“taste”). The noun is from Middle French desgoust, from the verb.

This word in other languages

repugnar(Español)dégoûter(Français)ekeln(Deutsch)repugnar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddisgust,digsust,disggust,disgsut,disgusst,disgustt,disguts,dissgust,disugst,dsigust,idsgust

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disgust - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddisgust1digsust2disggust1disgsut2disgusst1disgustt1disguts2dissgust1
Edit distance from "disgust"

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 "disgust"?
"disgust" is spelled D-I-S-G-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈɡʌst/.
What does "disgust" mean?
As a verb, "disgust" means: To cause an intense dislike for something.
What words are commonly confused with "disgust"?
"disgust" is commonly confused with "disuse", "disrupt", "distrust". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disgust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disgust" is /dɪsˈɡʌst/. 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 "disgust"?
Borrowed from Middle French desgouster, from Old French desgouster (“to put off one's appetite”), from des- (“dis-”) + gouster, goster (“to taste”), from Latin gustus (“a tasting”). By surface analysis, dis- + gust (“taste”). The noun is from Midd... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “disgust”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-I-S-G-U-S-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɪsˈɡʌst/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “disuse” - see the side-by-side comparison. disgust vs disuse
  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list