disinter
/ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)/
"disinter" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disinter” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To take out of the grave or tomb.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disinter · disinter · English
disinter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disinter |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disinter” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disinter is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ˌdɪsɪnˈtɜː(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for disinter, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French désenterrer. The correct English form is disinter, spelled D-I-S-I-N-T-E-R.
Definition
- 1To take out of the grave or tomb.
- 2To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring from obscurity into view.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how disinter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Why disinter dead faith from mouldering hidden?
At this moment, however, the rooms bore every mark of having been recently and hurriedly ransacked; clothes lay about the floor, with their pockets inside out; lockfast drawers stood open; and on the hearth there lay a pile of gray ashes, as though many papers had been burned. From these embers the inspector disinterred the butt end of a green cheque book…
Etymology
Borrowed from French désenterrer.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.