dislocate
/dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/verb
dislocate is spelled D-I-S-L-O-C-A-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dislocate means “To put something out of its usual place” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dislocate?
| Letters | 9: D-I-S-L-O-C-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dislocate?
Dislocate appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 dislocate?
- UK /dɪsləʊˈkeɪt/
- US /dɪsˈloʊkeɪt/
Dislocate 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dislocate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dislocate?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as dislocate from its last stressed vowel (/oʊkeɪt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dislocate
- dislocates present, singular, he/she/it
- dislocating participle, present
- dislocated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dislocate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put something out of its usual place.
- 2
To emotionally jar, unsettle, or disorient.
- 3
To (accidentally) dislodge a skeletal bone from its joint.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dislocate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | desencajar , dislocar, descoyuntar, luxar |
| French | disloquer, luxer, déboîter |
| German | auskugeln, ausrenken, verrenken, dislozieren |
| Portuguese | deslocar |
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 dislocate come from?
From dis- + locate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).