dispiriting
/dɪˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/adjective, verb
dispiriting is spelled D-I-S-P-I-R-I-T-I-N-G: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, dispiriting means “Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dispiriting?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-P-I-R-I-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 dispiriting?
Dispiriting appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 dispiriting?
- /dɪˈspɪɹɪtɪŋ/
Dispiriting 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)-Wodencafe-dispiriting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dispiriting
- more dispiriting comparative
- most dispiriting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dispiriting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Lowering the morale of; making despondent or depressive.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of dispirit
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).