# disingenuous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌdɪs.ɪnˈd͡ʒɛn.ju.əs/ · frequency rank #30,767

## Definitions
1. Not honourable; unworthy of honour.
2. Not ingenuous; not frank or open.
3. Assuming a pose of naïveté to make a point or for deception.

## Etymology
From dis- + ingenuous.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ddisingenuous`, `diisngenuous`, `disignenuous`, `disinegnuous`, `disingennuous`, `disingenouus`, `disingenuosu`, `disingenuouss`, `disingenuuos`, `disingeunous`, `disinggenuous`, `disingneuous`, `disinngenuous`, `disnigenuous`, `dissingenuous`, `dsiingenuous`, `idsingenuous`

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