dishonest
dis·on·est/dɪˈsɑnɪst/adjective
dishonest is spelled D-I-S-H-O-N-E-S-T: 9 letters and 3 syllables (dis·on·est). It appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dishonest means “Not honest; shoddy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dishonest?
| Letters | 9: D-I-S-H-O-N-E-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: dis·on·est |
| In writing | 3.3 times per million words; the 14,509th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dishonest?
Dishonest appears 3.3 times per million words in written English, the 14,509th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dishonest?
- UK /dɪˈsɒnɪst/
- US /dɪˈsɑnɪst/
- /dɪzˈɒnɛst/
Dishonest has 3 syllables, split dis·on·est in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dishonest.wav, En-us-dishonest.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dishonest?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dishonest from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnɪst/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dishonest
- more dishonest comparative
- most dishonest superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dishonest mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not honest; shoddy.
- 2
Interfering with honesty.
- 3
obsoleteDishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
- 4
obsoleteDishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dishonest in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not honest:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | malhonnête |
| German | unehrlich |
| Portuguese | desonesto |
| Spanish | embustero, mentiroso, deshonesto |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dishonest come from?
From Middle English dishoneste (“dishonourable”), from Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Equivalent to dis- + honest. Displaced native Old English unsōþfæst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).