disquietude
/dɪˈskwaɪə.tjuːd/
"disquietude" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disquietude” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disquietude · disquietude · English
disquietude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 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 | disquietude |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈskwaɪə.tjuːd/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disquietude” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disquietude is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪˈskwaɪə.tjuːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for disquietude, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + quietude. The correct English form is disquietude, spelled D-I-S-Q-U-I-E-T-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1A state of disquiet, uneasiness, or anxiety.
- 2A fear or an instance of uneasiness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how disquietude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
One would think there should be something wonderfully pleasing in the Possession of Fame, that, notwithstanding all these mortifying Considerations, can engage a Man in so desperate a Pursuit; and yet if we consider the little Happiness that attends a great Character, and the Multitude of Disquietudes to which the Desire of it subjects an ambitious Mind,…
[…]but Mr Blifil said, he had received such positive and repeated orders from his uncle, never to keep any secret from him for fear of the disquietude which it might give him, that he durst not think of disobedience, whatever might be the consequence.
Etymology
From dis- + quietude.
This word in other languages
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.