dissemblance
/dɪˈsɛmbləns/
"dissemblance" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dissemblance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of dissembling.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dissemblance · dissemblance · English
dissemblance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dissemblance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈsɛmbləns/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dissemblance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dissemblance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪˈsɛmbləns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for dissemblance in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is dissemblance, spelled D-I-S-S-E-M-B-L-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1An act of dissembling.
- 2Dissembling, as a kind of behavior; dissembling, generally.
- 3Dissimilarity, unlikeness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dissemblance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Such dissemblance, at any rate, is not a temptation at this exhibition.
With Mae West, coquettish dissemblance was out; womanly seductiveness was in.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.