dissatisfied

Name: dissatisfied, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/

//dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“dissatisfied” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,314. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,314
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 16
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dissatisfied · dissatisfied · English

dissatisfied · rank #19,314 · 16 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #19,314
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 16 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH digestion

Nearest frequency peer: digestion (-2 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.

Derbyshire

80,691
digestion

80,689
dissatisfied

80,687
docking

80,685
dodging

80,684
donut

80,683

What this shows “dissatisfied” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for dissatisfied
Property	Value
Headword	dissatisfied
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#19,314
Misspellings tracked	16
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dissatisfied”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).dissatisfiedlands here:

#19,314

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “digestion” (#19,312), “docking” (#19,316), “dodging” (#19,317). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dissatisfied” is #19,314. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around dissatisfied (IPA /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,314 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for dissatisfied, with forms such as "ddissatisfied", "disastisfied", and "disatisfied". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + satisfied. The correct English form is dissatisfied, spelled D-I-S-S-A-T-I-S-F-I-E-D.

Definition

1
Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.
2
Not satisfied (e.g. with the quality of something).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dissatisfied appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

We offer refunds to dissatisfied customers.
The good news for dissatisfied users of Birmingham New Street is that none of these criticisms have gone unnoticed.

Etymology

From dis- + satisfied.

Synonyms

unsatisfied displeased

This word in other languages

descontento(Español)mécontent(Français)unzufrieden(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddissatisfied
disastisfied
disatisfied
dissaitsfied
dissatifsied
dissatisfeid
dissatisffied
dissatisfide
dissatisfiedd
dissatisifed
dissatissfied
dissatsified
dissattisfied
disstaisfied
dsisatisfied
idssatisfied

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dissatisfied - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "dissatisfied"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dissatisfied"?

"dissatisfied" is spelled D-I-S-S-A-T-I-S-F-I-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/.

What does "dissatisfied" mean?

As an adjective, "dissatisfied" means: Feeling or displaying disappointment or a lack of contentment.

What are common misspellings of "dissatisfied"?

Common misspellings include "ddissatisfied", "disastisfied", "disatisfied", "dissaitsfied", "dissatifsied". The correct spelling is "dissatisfied".

How do you pronounce "dissatisfied"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dissatisfied" is /dɪsˈsætɪsˌfaɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "dissatisfied"?

From dis- + satisfied. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dissatisfied", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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