disorganize
verb
disorganize is spelled D-I-S-O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disorganize means “To make less organized; to reduce to chaos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disorganize?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-O-R-G-A-N-I-Z-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disorganize?
Disorganize appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 disorganize?
- US
Disorganize has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-disorganize.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disorganize
- disorganizes present, singular, he/she/it
- disorganizing participle, present
- disorganized participle, past
- disorganise
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disorganize mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make less organized; to reduce to chaos.
The arrival of her new baby would inevitably disorganize her life.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does disorganize come from?
From French désorganiser, equivalent to dis- + organize.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).