disreputable

/dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/

//dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl// adj

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"disreputable" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“disreputable” is uncommon English (frequency #54,740 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,740
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disreputable · disreputable · English

disreputable · rank #54,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,740
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH disastrously

Nearest frequency peer: disastrously (-1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “disreputable”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “disreputable” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for disreputable
PropertyValue
Headworddisreputable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/
Letters12
Frequency rank#54,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “disreputable” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).disreputablefalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “disastrously” (#54,739), “distill” (#54,741), “Diggin” (#54,738). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disreputable” is #54,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disreputable is uncommon English at frequency #54,740 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for disreputable, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + reputable. The correct English form is disreputable, spelled D-I-S-R-E-P-U-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.

Etymology

From dis- + reputable.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disreputable"?
"disreputable" is spelled D-I-S-R-E-P-U-T-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/.
What does "disreputable" mean?
As an adjective, "disreputable" means: Not respectable, lacking repute; discreditable.
How do you pronounce "disreputable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disreputable" is /dɪsˈɹɛpjʊtəbəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "disreputable"?
From dis- + reputable. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disreputable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

disastrously#54,739hydrodynamic#54,844acquiescence#54,594unreservedly#54,552

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list