disleal

/dɪsˈliːəl/

//dɪsˈliːəl// adj

"disleal" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disleal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - disloyal; perfidious

Corpus desk

Index EN-disleal · disleal · English

disleal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for disleal
PropertyValue
Headworddisleal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪsˈliːəl/
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “disleal” in English

dislealranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disleal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪsˈliːəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "disloyal; perfidious".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for disleal, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: See disloyal, leal. The correct English form is disleal, spelled D-I-S-L-E-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    disloyal; perfidious

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how disleal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. In whiche manner thou being falſelye and trayterouſlye aſſaulted, ſhalte not be hurte, and the enemy ſhal ſhew himſelfe to be diſleal, which hadde thought to haue hurt thee, if he hadde bene able.
  2. disleall knight

Etymology

See disloyal, leal.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disleal"?
"disleal" is spelled D-I-S-L-E-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈliːəl/.
What does "disleal" mean?
As an adjective, "disleal" means: disloyal; perfidious
How do you pronounce "disleal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disleal" is /dɪsˈliːəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "disleal"?
See disloyal, leal. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list