disjoint
/dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/adjective, verb
disjoint is spelled D-I-S-J-O-I-N-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disjoint means “Not smooth or continuous; disjointed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disjoint?
| Letters | 8: D-I-S-J-O-I-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,192nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disjoint?
Disjoint appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,192nd 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 disjoint?
- /dɪsˈd͡ʒɔɪnt/
Disjoint has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disjoint.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disjoint
- more disjoint comparative
- most disjoint superlative
- disjoints present, singular, he/she/it
- disjointing participle, present
- disjointed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disjoint mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not smooth or continuous; disjointed.
- 2
Of two or more sets, having no members in common; having an intersection equal to the empty set.
- 3
Of two or more elements in a lattice, having a meet equal to the bottom element.
verb
- 1
To render disjoint; to remove a connection, linkage, or intersection.
Near-synonyms: unjoin; disassemble, take apart
- 2
To break the natural order and relations of; to make incoherent.
a disjointed speech
- 3
obsoleteTo fall into pieces.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disjoint in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | disjunkt , zertrennen |
| Portuguese | disjunto , desconjuntar |
| Spanish | disjunto |
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 disjoint come from?
From Middle English disjoynen, from Old French desjoindre (“disjoin”), from Latin disiungō, from dis- + iungō (“join”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).