dishearten
/dɪsˈhɑː.tən/
"dishearten" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dishearten” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dishearten · dishearten · English
dishearten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dishearten |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dishearten” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dishearten is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪsˈhɑː.tən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dishearten in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + hearten. The correct English form is dishearten, spelled D-I-S-H-E-A-R-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1To discourage someone by removing their enthusiasm or courage.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dishearten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The repeated failures began to dishearten the team.
Do not let criticism dishearten you.
Etymology
From dis- + hearten.
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.