disproportionately
/ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.nət.li/adverb
disproportionately is spelled D-I-S-P-R-O-P-O-R-T-I-O-N-A-T-E-L-Y: 18 letters and 6 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, disproportionately means “in a disproportionate manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disproportionately?
| Letters | 18: D-I-S-P-R-O-P-O-R-T-I-O-N-A-T-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,589th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is disproportionately?
Disproportionately appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,589th 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 disproportionately?
- UK /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔː.ʃə.nət.li/
- US /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpɔɹ.ʃə.nət.li/
- Australia /ˌdɪs.pɹəˈpoː.ʃə.nət.li/
Disproportionately has 6 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-disproportionately.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disproportionately
- more disproportionately comparative
- most disproportionately superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disproportionately mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
in a disproportionate manner
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does disproportionately come from?
From disproportionate + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).