disrespect
/dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/noun, verb
disrespect is spelled D-I-S-R-E-S-P-E-C-T: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disrespect means “A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behavior” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disrespect is disrespects.
How many letters and syllables are in disrespect?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-R-E-S-P-E-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.3 times per million words; the 12,397th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 disrespect?
Disrespect appears 4.3 times per million words in written English, the 12,397th 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 disrespect?
- UK /dɪsɹɪˈspɛkt/
Disrespect has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disrespect.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disrespect?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disrespect from its last stressed vowel (/ɛkt/, British pronunciation):
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 disrespect
- disrespects plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- disrespecting participle, present
- disrespected participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disrespect mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lack of respect, esteem or courteous behavior.
verb
- 1
To show a lack of respect to someone or something.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disrespect in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | irrespect, manque de respect |
| German | Disrespekt, Nichtachtung, Respektlosigkeit , respektlos behandeln |
| Portuguese | desrespeito , desrespeitar |
| Spanish | irrespeto, falta de respeto , faltar al respeto, ningunear, irrespetar, tomar por el pito del sereno |
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 disrespect come from?
From dis- + respect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).