# dispose

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsˈpoʊz/ · frequency rank #14,314

## Definitions
1. To eliminate or to get rid of something.
2. To distribute or arrange; to put in place.
3. To deal out; to assign to a use.
4. To incline.
5. To bargain; to make terms.
6. To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.

## Etymology
From French disposer.

## Easily confused with
- **disuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispose-vs-disuse)
- **dispute** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispose-vs-dispute)
- **disposed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispose-vs-disposed)
- **disprove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispose-vs-disprove)
- **dipole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dipole-vs-dispose)
- **depose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depose-vs-dispose)
- **disease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disease-vs-dispose)
- **despise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/despise-vs-dispose)
- **disposal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disposal-vs-dispose)
- **disclose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disclose-vs-dispose)
- **disperse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disperse-vs-dispose)
- **dispense** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispense-vs-dispose)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddispose`, `dipsose`, `disopse`, `dispoes`, `disposse`, `disppose`, `dispsoe`, `disspose`, `dsipose`, `idspose`

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