disillusion
/dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/verb, noun
disillusion is spelled D-I-S-I-L-L-U-S-I-O-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disillusion means “To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disillusion?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-I-L-L-U-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 disillusion?
Disillusion appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 disillusion?
- UK /dɪs.ɪˈluːʒən/
Disillusion has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disillusion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disillusion?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disillusion from its last stressed vowel (/uʒən/, British pronunciation):
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 disillusion
- disillusions present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- disillusioning participle, present
- disillusioned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disillusion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To free or deprive of illusion; to disenchant.
noun
- 1
The act or process of disenchanting or freeing from a false belief or illusion.
- 2
The state of being freed from a constructed or imposed illusion; the recognition of an underlying truth previously obscured by a false or controlled narrative.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disillusion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désillusionner , désillusion |
| German | desillusionieren , Desillusion |
| Portuguese | desiludir , desilusão |
| Spanish | desengañar, desilusionar, desaficionar , desengaño, desilusión |
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 disillusion come from?
From dis- + illusion: literally, the removal or undoing of illusion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).