disrobe
/dɪsˈɹoʊb/verb
disrobe is spelled D-I-S-R-O-B-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, disrobe means “To undress someone or something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disrobe?
| Letters | 7: D-I-S-R-O-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th 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 disrobe?
Disrobe appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th 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 disrobe?
- UK /dɪsˈɹəʊb/
- US /dɪsˈɹoʊb/
Disrobe has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disrobe.wav, En-us-disrobe.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disrobe?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disrobe from its last stressed vowel (/oʊb/):
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 disrobe
- disrobes present, singular, he/she/it
- disrobing participle, present
- disrobed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disrobe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To undress someone or something.
- 2
To undress oneself.
The doctor asked the patient to disrobe before her examination.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disrobe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | déshabiller, dévêtir , se déshabiller, se dévêtir |
| German | entkleiden |
| Spanish | desvestir , desvestirse |
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 disrobe come from?
From dis- + robe. Compare Old French desrober in the same sense.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).