disorder
dis·or·der/dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/noun, verb
disorder is spelled D-I-S-O-R-D-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (dis·or·der). It appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disorder means “Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disorder is disorders.
How many letters and syllables are in disorder?
| Letters | 8: D-I-S-O-R-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: dis·or·der |
| In writing | 20 times per million words; the 4,224th 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; 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 disorder?
Disorder appears 20 times per million words in written English, the 4,224th 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 disorder?
- UK /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/
- US /dɪsˈɔɹdɚ/
- /dɪzˈɔːɹdəɹ/
Disorder has 3 syllables, split dis·or·der in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-disorder.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disorder?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disorder from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹdəɹ/):
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 disorder
- disorders plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- disordering participle, present
- disordered participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disorder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
After playing the children left the room in disorder.
- 2
A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
The class was thrown into disorder when the teacher left the room
- 3
A physical or mental malfunction.
Near-synonyms: disease, illness (both often synonymous)
verb
- 1
To throw into a state of disorder.
- 2
To knock out of order or sequence.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate disorder?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of disorder: d/o.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disorder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | désordre , trouble |
| German | Unordnung , Unruhen , Störung |
| Portuguese | desordem , transtorno, distúrbio |
| Spanish | desorden , disturbio, desenfreno, revolú , trastorno , trastornar |
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 disorder come from?
Borrowed from Middle French desordre (modern French désordre), from Old French desordre, from des- + ordre; by surface analysis, dis- + order (<< Latin ōrdō). Compare typologically Russian непоря́док (neporjádok), беспоря́док (besporjádok), неуря́дица (neurjádica) (akin to ряд (rjad), поря́док (porjádok)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).