dismemberment

Name: dismemberment, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“dismemberment” has 21 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,333. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,333
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of dismembering.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dismemberment · dismemberment · English

dismemberment · rank #45,333 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,333
LEN-MEGA 13 letters
VOW-4 4 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 21 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH disliking

Nearest frequency peer: disliking (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

dinky

54,672
discontinua…

54,670
disliking

54,669
dismemberme…

54,668
dobby

54,664
doon

54,663

What this shows “dismemberment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for dismemberment
Property	Value
Headword	dismemberment
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	13
Frequency rank	#45,333
Misspellings tracked	21
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dismemberment”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).dismembermentlands here:

#45,333

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “disliking” (#45,332), “discontinuation” (#45,331), “dinky” (#45,329). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dismemberment” is #45,333. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around dismemberment, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,333 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for dismemberment, with forms such as "ddismemberment", "dimsemberment", and "disemmberment". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dismember + -ment. The correct English form is dismemberment, spelled D-I-S-M-E-M-B-E-R-M-E-N-T.

Definition

1
The act of dismembering.
2
The state or condition of being dismembered.
3
Removal from membership; detachment from an organization, group, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The skill is shown by the neat way in which the dismemberment has been carried out. The parts have not been rudely hacked asunder, but have been separated at the joints.
Modern romance, like Greek tragedy, celebrates the mystery of dismemberment, which is life in time.

Etymology

From dismember + -ment.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddismemberment
dimsemberment
disemmberment
dismebmerment
dismembberment
dismembemrent
dismemberemnt
dismembermennt
dismembermentt
dismembermetn
dismembermment
dismembermnet
dismemberrment
dismembrement
dismemebrment
dismemmberment
dismmeberment
dismmemberment
dissmemberment
dsimemberment
idsmemberment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dismemberment - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "dismemberment"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dismemberment"?

"dismemberment" is spelled D-I-S-M-E-M-B-E-R-M-E-N-T.

What does "dismemberment" mean?

As a noun, "dismemberment" means: The act of dismembering.

What are common misspellings of "dismemberment"?

Common misspellings include "ddismemberment", "dimsemberment", "disemmberment", "dismebmerment", "dismembberment". The correct spelling is "dismemberment".

What is the origin of the word "dismemberment"?

From dismember + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dismemberment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

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