dispraise
/dɪˈspɹeɪz/
"dispraise" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dispraise” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dispraise · dispraise · English
dispraise · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dispraise |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪˈspɹeɪz/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dispraise” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dispraise is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /dɪˈspɹeɪz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dispraise, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French despreisier. Doublet of disprize. The correct English form is dispraise, spelled D-I-S-P-R-A-I-S-E.
Definition
- 1To notice with disapprobation or some degree of censure; to disparage, to criticize.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dispraise appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
They spake agaynst it, and dispraysed it, raylinge on it.
Although I dispraise not the defence of just immunities, yet love my peace better, if that were all.
Etymology
From Old French despreisier. Doublet of disprize.
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.