disinformation
/ˌdɪsɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/noun, verb
disinformation is spelled D-I-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disinformation means “False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disinformation?
| Letters | 14: D-I-S-I-N-F-O-R-M-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,418th 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 disinformation?
Disinformation appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,418th 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 disinformation?
- UK /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/
- US /ˌdɪsɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/
- US /dɪsˌɪnfɚˈmeɪʃən/
Disinformation has 5 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: En-au-disinformation.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disinformation?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disinformation from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
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 disinformation
- disinformations present, singular, he/she/it
- disinformationing participle, present
- disinformationed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disinformation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
- 2
Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.
verb
- 1
To use disinformation.
A country cannot disinformation its way out of fallen soldiers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate disinformation?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of disinformation: MDM.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disinformation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense intentionally false information:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désinformation, mésinformation |
| German | Desinformation |
| Portuguese | desinformação |
| Spanish | desinformación |
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 disinformation come from?
Composed of dis- + information. Attested in the sense “intentional misinformation” in English from 1939. A different usage of disinformation occurred earlier, as early as 1887, as a simple synonym of misinformation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).