# disinterested

> English word · Adjective · IPA /(ˌ)dɪsˈɪntɹɪstɪd/ · frequency rank #32,354

## Definitions
1. Having no interest or stake in the outcome, and no conflicts of interest; free of bias, impartial.
2. Synonym of uninterested (“not interested; not concerned; indifferent”).

## Etymology
From disinterest (“to cause to be impartial”, verb) + -ed (suffix forming past tense or past participle forms of verbs), or from dis- (prefix meaning ‘not’) + interested (“having a stake in; showing interest”, adjective).

## Easily confused with
- **disinterest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disinterest-vs-disinterested)

## Common misspellings (20)
`ddisinterested`, `diisnterested`, `disinetrested`, `disinnterested`, `disinteersted`, `disinteresetd`, `disinteressted`, `disinterestde`, `disinterestedd`, `disinterestted`, `disinteretsed`, `disinterrested`, `disinterseted`, `disintreested`, `disintterested`, `disitnerested`, `disniterested`, `dissinterested`, `dsiinterested`, `idsinterested`

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