disregard
dis·re·gard/dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/noun, verb
disregard is spelled D-I-S-R-E-G-A-R-D: 9 letters and 3 syllables (dis·re·gard). It appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disregard means “The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disregard is disregards.
How many letters and syllables are in disregard?
| Letters | 9: D-I-S-R-E-G-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: dis·re·gard |
| In writing | 4.6 times per million words; the 11,870th 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 disregard?
Disregard appears 4.6 times per million words in written English, the 11,870th 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 disregard?
- UK /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑːd/
- US /dɪsɹɪˈɡɑɹd/
Disregard has 3 syllables, split dis·re·gard in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disregard.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disregard?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disregard from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹd/):
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 disregard
- disregards plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- disregarding participle, present
- disregarded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disregard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act or state of deliberately not paying attention or caring about something.
The government's blithe disregard for the needs of disabled people is outrageous.
verb
- 1
To ignore; to pay no attention to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disregard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mépris , ignorer, mépriser |
| German | Gleichgültigkeit, Nichtbeachten, Nichtbeachtung, Missachtung, Zurücksetzung, Geringschätzung |
| Portuguese | desconsideração , ignorar, desconsiderar |
| Spanish | abulia, displicencia, desmiramiento, falta de reguardo, desidia, incuria |
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 disregard come from?
From dis- + regard. Compare misregard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).