disproof
noun
disproof is spelled D-I-S-P-R-O-O-F: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disproof means “A refutation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disproof is disproofs.
How many letters and syllables are in disproof?
| Letters | 8: D-I-S-P-R-O-O-F |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disproof?
Disproof appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce disproof?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-disproof.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disproof
- disproofs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disproof mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A refutation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disproof in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of refuting something:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Widerlegung, Gegenbeweis |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does disproof come from?
From dis- + proof, after disprove.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).