dispose of

verb

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"dispose-of" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To get rid of; to dispense with.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dispose-of · dispose of · English

dispose of · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for dispose of
PropertyValue
Headworddispose of
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dispose of” in English

dispose ofranks 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

dispose of is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for dispose of in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is dispose of, spelled D-I-S-P-O-S-E- -O-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    To get rid of; to dispense with.
  2. 2
    To transfer to another's control.
  3. 3
    To deal with conclusively, e.g. a threat, a difficult situation.
  4. 4
    To arrange in an orderly way.
  5. 5
    To settle or conclusively deal with, e.g. a dispute; to dispose.
  6. 6
    To have available, or at one's disposal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. They disposed of the stolen property.
  2. The national power committee has trouble disposing of nuclear waste.

This word in other languages

entledigen(Deutsch)descartar(Português)

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 "dispose of"?
"dispose of" is spelled D-I-S-P-O-S-E- -O-F.
What does "dispose of" mean?
As a verb, "dispose of" means: To get rid of; to dispense with.
What language does "dispose of" come from?
"dispose of" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list