disjointed
/dɪsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪd/adjective
disjointed is spelled D-I-S-J-O-I-N-T-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disjointed means “Not connected, coherent, or continuous” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disjointed?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-J-O-I-N-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th 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 disjointed?
Disjointed 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 disjointed?
- UK /dɪsˈdʒɔɪn.tɪd/
Disjointed has 3 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: En-us-disjointed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disjointed
- more disjointed comparative
- most disjointed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disjointed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not connected, coherent, or continuous.
The hours of his illness were disjointed and confusing as he drifted in and out of consciousness.
- 2
Having the paws and head (but not the tail) detached from the body.
a lion disjointed
- 3
Cut into pieces at the joints.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disjointed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not connected, coherent, or continuous:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | décousu |
| Spanish | deslavazado, sin trabazón, inconexo, deshilvanado, desjuntado |
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.