disquisition
dis·qui·sit·ion/ˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən/noun
disquisition is spelled D-I-S-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-O-N: 12 letters and 4 syllables (dis·qui·sit·ion). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disquisition means “A methodical inquiry or investigation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disquisition is disquisitions.
How many letters and syllables are in disquisition?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-Q-U-I-S-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: dis·qui·sit·ion |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is disquisition?
Disquisition appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 disquisition?
- UK /ˌdɪskwɪˈzɪʃ(ə)n/
- US /ˌdɪskwəˈzɪʃən/
Disquisition has 4 syllables, split dis·qui·sit·ion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-disquisition.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disquisition?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disquisition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃən/):
- position
- competition
- opposition
- permission
- composition
- acquisition
- coalition
- physician
- politician
- admission
- nutrition
- expedition
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of disquisition
- disquisitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disquisition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A methodical inquiry or investigation.
Near-synonym: inquisition
- 2
A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disquisition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Untersuchung, Auseinandersetzung , Abhandlung, Erörterung |
| French | disquisition |
| Portuguese | dissertação, tratado |
| Spanish | disquisición |
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 disquisition come from?
Borrowed from French disquisition (“disquisition”), from Latin disquīsītiō (“inquiry, investigation”), from disquīrō (“to investigate”) (from dis- (prefix meaning ‘apart, asunder’) + quaerō (“to look for, seek; to inquire, question”)) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to an action or the result of an action).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).