# disorder

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈɔːdə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #4,226

## Definitions
1. Absence of order; state of not being arranged in an orderly manner.
2. A disturbance of civic peace or of public order.
3. A physical or mental malfunction.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French desordre (modern French désordre), from Old French desordre, from des- + ordre; by surface analysis, dis- + order.

## Easily confused with
- **disorderly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disorder-vs-disorderly)
- **disordered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disorder-vs-disordered)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddisorder`, `diosrder`, `disodrer`, `disordder`, `disorderr`, `disordre`, `disoredr`, `disorrder`, `disroder`, `dissorder`, `dsiorder`, `idsorder`

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