disintegrate
dis·in·te·grate/dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/verb
disintegrate is spelled D-I-S-I-N-T-E-G-R-A-T-E: 12 letters and 4 syllables (dis·in·te·grate). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disintegrate means “To undo the integrity of; to break into parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disintegrate?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-I-N-T-E-G-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: dis·in·te·grate |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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; 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 disintegrate?
Disintegrate appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 disintegrate?
- UK /dɪsˈɪntɪɡɹeɪt/
Disintegrate has 4 syllables, split dis·in·te·grate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-disintegrate.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disintegrate?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disintegrate from its last stressed vowel (/ɪntɪɡɹeɪt/, 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 disintegrate
- disintegrates present, singular, he/she/it
- disintegrating participle, present
- disintegrated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disintegrate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To undo the integrity of; to break into parts.
- 2
To cause to break up into infinitesimal parts through the use of a disintegrator.
- 3
To fall apart; to break up into parts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disintegrate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désintégrer |
| German | desintegrieren, auflösen , sich auflösen, zerfallen |
| Portuguese | desintegrar |
| Spanish | disgregar, desintegrar |
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 disintegrate come from?
Recorded since 1785, from dis- + integrate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).