dissension
/dɪˈsɛnʃən/
"dissension" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dissension” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,875. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,875
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dissension · dissension · English
dissension · rank #49,875 · 14 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,875
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 14 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH disregards
Nearest frequency peer: disregards (-1 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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dissension”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- dimer
dimer
50,130 corpus weight
- disinfect
disinfect
50,128 corpus weight
- disregards
disregards
50,127 corpus weight
- dissension
dissension
50,126 corpus weight
- distributive
distributive
50,125 corpus weight
- dominus
dominus
50,123 corpus weight
What this shows “dissension” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dissension |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˈsɛnʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #49,875 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dissension”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 14 spelling variants around dissension (IPA /dɪˈsɛnʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,875 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for dissension, with forms such as "ddissension", "disension", and "disesnsion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "dimension", "dispersion", "dissection", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio. The correct English form is dissension, spelled D-I-S-S-E-N-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An act of expressing dissent, especially spoken.
- 2Strong disagreement; a contention or quarrel; discord.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dissension appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…]wherby at the last shuld have sourded discention amonge the people, they beinge seperately enclined towarde theyr naturall souerayne lorde[…]
The natural scenery of America has often been contrasted, in its general features as well as in detail, with the landscape of the Old World—more especially of Europe—and not deeper has been the enthusiasm, than wide the dissension, of the supporters of each region.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dissencioun, from Middle French dissention, discention, from Old French dissension, from Latin dissensio.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddissension
- disension
- disesnsion
- dissenison
- dissennsion
- dissensino
- dissensionn
- dissensoin
- dissenssion
- dissention
- dissesnion
- dissnesion
- dsisension
- idssension
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dissension - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).