# disprove

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsˈpɹuːv/ · frequency rank #31,516

## Definitions
1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.

## Etymology
From Middle English disproven, dispreven, from Old French desprover, from des- + prover, equivalent to dis- + prove.

## Easily confused with
- **dispose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dispose-vs-disprove)
- **disapprove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disapprove-vs-disprove)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddisprove`, `dipsrove`, `disporve`, `dispprove`, `disproev`, `disprovve`, `disprrove`, `disprvoe`, `disrpove`, `dissprove`, `dsiprove`, `idsprove`

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