# disinformation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɪsɪnfəˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #30,398

## Definitions
1. False information intentionally disseminated to deliberately confuse or mislead; intentional misinformation.
2. Fabricated or deliberately manipulated content; intentionally created conspiracy theories or rumors.

## Etymology
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.

## Common misspellings (22)
`ddisinformation`, `diisnformation`, `disifnormation`, `disinfformation`, `disinfomration`, `disinforamtion`, `disinformaiton`, `disinformasion`, `disinformatino`, `disinformationn`, `disinformatoin`, `disinformattion`, `disinformmation`, `disinformtaion`, `disinforrmation`, `disinfromation`, `disinnformation`, `disinofrmation`, `disniformation`, `dissinformation`, `dsiinformation`, `idsinformation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/disinformation