dispose
/dɪsˈpoʊz/
"dispose" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dispose” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,314 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #14,314
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To eliminate or to get rid of something.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dispose |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪsˈpoʊz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,314 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dispose” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dispose is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪsˈpoʊz/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,314 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for dispose, with forms such as "ddispose", "dipsose", and "disopse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "disuse", "dispute", "disposed", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French disposer. The correct English form is dispose, spelled D-I-S-P-O-S-E.
Definition
- 1To eliminate or to get rid of something.
- 2To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
- 3To deal out; to assign to a use.
- 4To incline.
- 5To bargain; to make terms.
- 6To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.
Etymology
From French disposer.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddispose,dipsose,disopse,dispoes,disposse,disppose,dispsoe,disspose,dsipose,idspose
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dispose - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dispose”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-S-P-O-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪsˈpoʊz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “disuse” - see the side-by-side comparison. dispose vs disuse
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.