disobedient

/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/

//dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt// adj

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"disobedient" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disobedient” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #43,114. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,114
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not obedient.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disobedient · disobedient · English

disobedient · rank #43,114 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #43,114
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH disinfection

Nearest frequency peer: disinfection (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “disobedient”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

disobedient vs disobedience
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for disobedient
PropertyValue
Headworddisobedient
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#43,114
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “disobedient”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).disobedientlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “disinfection” (#43,113), “distantly” (#43,115), “divestment” (#43,116). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disobedient” is #43,114. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around disobedient (IPA /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #43,114 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Not obedient.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for disobedient, with forms such as "ddisobedient", "diosbedient", and "disboedient". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "disobedience", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient. The correct English form is disobedient, spelled D-I-S-O-B-E-D-I-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not obedient.

Etymology

From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient.

Synonyms

defiant

This word in other languages

desobediente(Español)désobéissant(Français)ungehorsam(Deutsch)desobediente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddisobedient
  • diosbedient
  • disboedient
  • disobbedient
  • disobdeient
  • disobeddient
  • disobedeint
  • disobediennt
  • disobedientt
  • disobedietn
  • disobedinet
  • disobeident
  • disoebdient
  • dissobedient
  • dsiobedient
  • idsobedient

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disobedient - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddisobedient1diosbedient2disboedient2disobbedient1disobdeient2disobeddient1disobedeint2disobediennt1
Edit distance from "disobedient"

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 "disobedient"?
"disobedient" is spelled D-I-S-O-B-E-D-I-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/.
What does "disobedient" mean?
As an adjective, "disobedient" means: Not obedient.
What words are commonly confused with "disobedient"?
"disobedient" is commonly confused with "disobedience". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disobedient"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disobedient" is /dɪs.əˈbiː.dɪənt/. 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 "disobedient"?
From Middle English disobedient, dysobedyent, from Old French desobedient; morphologically, from dis- + obedient. 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 "disobedient", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

downtrodden#43,120eventuality#43,140collapsible#43,086extrapolate#43,149

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

divestment16 variantsKierkegaard16 variantsmanifestly16 variantstransitory16 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list