disloyal
[dɪsˈlɔɪ(j)əɫ]adjective
disloyal is spelled D-I-S-L-O-Y-A-L: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disloyal means “Not loyal, without loyalty” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disloyal?
| Letters | 8: D-I-S-L-O-Y-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th 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 disloyal?
Disloyal appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th 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 disloyal?
- UK [dɪsˈlɔɪ(j)əɫ]
Disloyal 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-disloyal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disloyal
- more disloyal comparative
- most disloyal superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disloyal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not loyal, without loyalty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disloyal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense without loyalty:
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 disloyal come from?
From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman desleal, desloial, equivalent to dis- + loyal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).