# dismantle

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsˈmæntəl/ · frequency rank #21,185

## Definitions
1. To take apart; to disassemble; to take to pieces.
2. To disprove a discourse, claim or argument.
3. To divest, strip of dress or covering.
4. To remove fittings or furnishings from.

## Etymology
From Middle French desmanteler, itself from des- (“dis-”), mantel (“coat”) + -er (verbal suffix).
Compare typologically uncloak, reveal, unmask.

## Easily confused with
- **distantly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dismantle-vs-distantly)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddismantle`, `dimsantle`, `disamntle`, `dismanlte`, `dismanntle`, `dismantel`, `dismantlle`, `dismanttle`, `dismatnle`, `dismmantle`, `dismnatle`, `dissmantle`, `dsimantle`, `idsmantle`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dismantle