disjunct
/dɪsˈdʒʌŋkt/adjective, noun
disjunct is spelled D-I-S-J-U-N-C-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disjunct means “Separate; discontinuous; not connected” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disjunct?
| Letters | 8: D-I-S-J-U-N-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 111,684th 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 disjunct?
Disjunct appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 111,684th 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 disjunct?
- UK /dɪsˈdʒʌŋkt/
- UK /dɪsˈdʒʊŋkt/
Disjunct has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of disjunct
- more disjunct comparative
- most disjunct superlative
- disjuncts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disjunct mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Separate; discontinuous; not connected.
- 2
Occurring in widely separated geographic areas.
noun
- 1
The state of being disjointed; disjointedness; a disconnect.
- 2
A species or population occurring at a distant or separate location, and separated from other members of the same group.
- 3
One of multiple propositions, any of which, if true, confirm the validity of another proposition (a disjunction).
Holonym: disjunction
- 4
Any sentence element that is not fully integrated into the clausal structure of the sentence.
- 5
An adverbial that expresses the speaker's or writer's attitude towards, or descriptive statement of, the propositional content of the associated clause or sentence.
- 6
rareA conjunct of a disjunctive conjunction.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disjunct in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense separate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | disyunto |
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 disjunct come from?
From dis- + Latin junctus (“joined”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).