disinclination
dis·in·cli·na·tion/ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/noun
disinclination is spelled D-I-S-I-N-C-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 5 syllables (dis·in·cli·na·tion). It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disinclination means “The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disinclination is disinclinations.
How many letters and syllables are in disinclination?
| Letters | 14: D-I-S-I-N-C-L-I-N-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: dis·in·cli·na·tion |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is disinclination?
Disinclination appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 disinclination?
- /ˌdɪsɪŋklɪˈneɪʃən/
Disinclination has 5 syllables, split dis·in·cli·na·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disinclination.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disinclination
- disinclinations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disinclination mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike
strong disinclination
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does disinclination come from?
From dis- + inclination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).