# dispersion

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈspɜːʒən/ · frequency rank #22,954

## Definitions
1. The state of being dispersed.
2. A process of dispersing.
3. The degree of scatter of data.
4. The separation of waves of different frequency in space or time; the amount of such separation.
5. The removal of inflammation.

## Etymology
From Middle English dispersioun, from Old French dispersion, from Latin dispersiō.

## Easily confused with
- **diversion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispersion-vs-diversion)
- **dissension** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispersion-vs-dissension)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddispersion`, `dipsersion`, `diseprsion`, `disperison`, `disperrsion`, `dispersino`, `dispersionn`, `dispersoin`, `disperssion`, `dispertion`, `dispesrion`, `disppersion`, `dispresion`, `disspersion`, `dsipersion`, `idspersion`

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