# disqualification

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˌkwɒlɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #25,040

## Definitions
1. The act of disqualifying, or the state of being disqualified
2. That which disqualifies; that which causes someone to be unfit for a certain purpose or role
3. The act of being forbidden from further play in a basketball game due to the accumulation of too many personal fouls.

## Etymology
From dis- + qualification.

## Common misspellings (24)
`ddisqualification`, `diqsualification`, `disqaulification`, `disqqualification`, `disquailfication`, `disqualfiication`, `disqualifciation`, `disqualiffication`, `disqualifiaction`, `disqualificaiton`, `disqualificasion`, `disqualificatino`, `disqualificationn`, `disqualificatoin`, `disqualificattion`, `disqualificcation`, `disqualifictaion`, `disqualiifcation`, `disquallification`, `disqulaification`, `dissqualification`, `disuqalification`, `dsiqualification`, `idsqualification`

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