displode

verb

"displode" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“displode” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To burst with a loud bang; to explode.

Corpus desk

Index EN-displode · displode · English

displode · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for displode
PropertyValue
Headworddisplode
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “displode” in English

disploderanks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

displode is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for displode, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin displōdō, from dis- + plaudō. The correct English form is displode, spelled D-I-S-P-L-O-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To burst with a loud bang; to explode.
  2. 2
    To burst; to cause to explode.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how displode appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. disploding engines
  2. In posture to displode their second tire / Of thunder.

Etymology

From Latin displōdō, from dis- + plaudō.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "displode"?
"displode" is spelled D-I-S-P-L-O-D-E.
What does "displode" mean?
As a verb, "displode" means: To burst with a loud bang; to explode.
What is the origin of the word "displode"?
From Latin displōdō, from dis- + plaudō. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list