dispense with
"dispense-with" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dispense with” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To eliminate or do without; to dispose of.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dispense-with · dispense with · English
dispense with · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dispense with |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dispense with” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dispense with is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To eliminate or do without; to dispose of.".
dispense with has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is dispense with, spelled D-I-S-P-E-N-S-E- -W-I-T-H.
Definition
- 1To eliminate or do without; to dispose of.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dispense with appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I wish he would dispense with the pleasantries and get to the point.
When the scheme is completed, the 99-year-old swing bridge over the canal will be dispensed with as the new bridge will have sufficient height to allow clearance for the passage of canal traffic.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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