disparagement
noun
disparagement is spelled D-I-S-P-A-R-A-G-E-M-E-N-T: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disparagement means “The act of disparaging, of belittling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disparagement is disparagements.
How many letters and syllables are in disparagement?
| Letters | 13: D-I-S-P-A-R-A-G-E-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 78,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is disparagement?
Disparagement appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 78,613th 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 disparagement?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disparagement.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disparagement
- disparagements plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disparagement mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of disparaging, of belittling.
His disparagement of his opponent failed to dissuade voters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disparagement in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense An act of disparaging:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Verunglimpfung, Herabsetzung, Herabwürdigung, Verächtlichmachung |
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 disparagement come from?
From Old French desparagement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).