dissemination
/dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/
"dissemination" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dissemination” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #20,615 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #20,615
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dissemination |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #20,615 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dissemination” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dissemination is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #20,615 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for dissemination, with forms such as "ddissemination", "disemination", and "disesmination". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin dissēminātus (“broadcast”), past participle of dissēmināre, from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“to plant or propagate”), from sēmen, sēminis (“seed”). The correct English form is dissemination, spelled D-I-S-S-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
Etymology
From Latin dissēminātus (“broadcast”), past participle of dissēmināre, from dis- (“in all directions”) + sēmināre (“to plant or propagate”), from sēmen, sēminis (“seed”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddissemination,disemination,disesmination,disseimnation,dissemiantion,disseminaiton,disseminasion,disseminatino,disseminationn,disseminatoin,disseminattion,disseminnation,dissemintaion,dissemmination,dissemniation,dissmeination,dsisemination,idssemination
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dissemination - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “dissemination”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-S-S-E-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˌsɛmɪˈneɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.