disrepute
/dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/
"disrepute" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disrepute” is uncommon English (frequency #51,068 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,068
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Loss or want of reputation; ill character.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disrepute · disrepute · English
disrepute · rank #51,068 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,068
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH divan
Nearest frequency peer: divan (+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 “disrepute”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- discouragem…
discouragement
48,937 corpus weight
- discursive
discursive
48,936 corpus weight
- dispassiona…
dispassionate
48,935 corpus weight
- disrepute
disrepute
48,933 corpus weight
- divan
divan
48,932 corpus weight
- Dixit
Dixit
48,931 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “disrepute” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disrepute |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #51,068 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disrepute” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disrepute is uncommon English at frequency #51,068 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪsɹɪˈpjuːt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Loss or want of reputation; ill character.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for disrepute, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + repute. The correct English form is disrepute, spelled D-I-S-R-E-P-U-T-E.
Definition
- 1Loss or want of reputation; ill character.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how disrepute appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get; what you get is classical alpha-taxonomy which is, very largely and for sound reasons, in disrepute today.
The belief in astrology was almost universal in the middle of the seventeenth century; it began to waver and become doubtful towards the close of that period, and in the beginning of the eighteenth the art fell into general disrepute, and even under general ridicule.
Etymology
From dis- + repute.
Synonyms
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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