dissatisfied
/dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/adjective, verb
dissatisfied is spelled D-I-S-S-A-T-I-S-F-I-E-D: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “dissatisfied vs unsatisfied” about 880 times a month (Google, United States). As an adjective, dissatisfied means “Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dissatisfied?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-S-A-T-I-S-F-I-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.0 times per million words; the 19,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is dissatisfied?
Dissatisfied appears 2.0 times per million words in written English, the 19,336th 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 dissatisfied?
- /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/
Dissatisfied has 4 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: En-us-dissatisfied.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with dissatisfied
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of dissatisfied
- more dissatisfied comparative
- most dissatisfied superlative
- disatisfied
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dissatisfied mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.
- 2
Not satisfied (e.g. with the quality of something).
We offer refunds to dissatisfied customers.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of dissatisfy
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dissatisfied in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mécontent , insatisfait |
| German | unzufrieden, unbefriedigt , nicht zufrieden |
| Portuguese | insatisfeito |
| Spanish | descontento, malcontento, insatisfecho |
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 dissatisfied come from?
From dis- + satisfied.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).