disharmonious

/dɪshɑːˈməʊni.əs/

//dɪshɑːˈməʊni.əs// adj

"disharmonious" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disharmonious” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of inharmonious: lacking harmony.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disharmonious · disharmonious · English

disharmonious · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for disharmonious
PropertyValue
Headworddisharmonious
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪshɑːˈməʊni.əs/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “disharmonious” in English

disharmonioussits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disharmonious is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪshɑːˈməʊni.əs/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Synonym of inharmonious: lacking harmony.".

Zero misspellings are on record for disharmonious in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + harmonious. The correct English form is disharmonious, spelled D-I-S-H-A-R-M-O-N-I-O-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of inharmonious: lacking harmony.

Etymology

From dis- + harmonious.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disharmonious"?
"disharmonious" is spelled D-I-S-H-A-R-M-O-N-I-O-U-S. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪshɑːˈməʊni.əs/.
What does "disharmonious" mean?
As an adjective, "disharmonious" means: Synonym of inharmonious: lacking harmony.
How do you pronounce "disharmonious"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disharmonious" is /dɪshɑːˈməʊni.əs/. 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 "disharmonious"?
From dis- + harmonious. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list