disintermediation
noun
disintermediation is spelled D-I-S-I-N-T-E-R-M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N: 17 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disintermediation means “The removal of funds from a financial institution such as a bank for direct purchase of financial instruments” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disintermediation is disintermediations.
How many letters and syllables are in disintermediation?
| Letters | 17: D-I-S-I-N-T-E-R-M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is disintermediation?
Disintermediation appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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).
Forms of disintermediation
- disintermediations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disintermediation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The removal of funds from a financial institution such as a bank for direct purchase of financial instruments.
- 2
The removal of an intermediary from a commercial transaction.
The news industry is undergoing a massive disintermediation due to the ubiquitous low-cost communication made possible by the internet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does disintermediation come from?
From dis- + intermediation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).