disruption
/dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/noun
disruption is spelled D-I-S-R-U-P-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disruption means “An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of disruption is disruptions.
How many letters and syllables are in disruption?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-R-U-P-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.1 times per million words; the 11,015th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is disruption?
Disruption appears 5.1 times per million words in written English, the 11,015th 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 disruption?
- US /dɪsˈɹʌpʃən/
- US [dɪzˈɹʌpʃən]
- /dɪsˈɹʊpʃən/
Disruption 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-disruption.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disruption
- disruptions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disruption mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An interruption to the regular flow or sequence of something.
The network created a disruption in the show when they broke in with a newscast.
- 2
A continuing act of disorder.
There was great disruption in the classroom when the teacher left.
- 3
A breaking or bursting apart; a breach.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disruption in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | interruption, perturbation, rupture, disruption |
| German | Unterbrechung, Störung, Störfaktor, Disruption , Durcheinander, Unordnung |
| Portuguese | disrupção, ruptura |
| Spanish | quebranto, incidente, ruptura, interrupción, disrupción , desorden |
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 disruption come from?
From Latin disruptionem, from disrumpere. By surface analysis, disrupt + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).