dissidence
/ˈdɪsɪdəns/
"dissidence" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dissidence” is uncommon English (frequency #95,908 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,908
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of being dissident; dissent
Corpus desk
Index EN-dissidence · dissidence · English
dissidence · rank #95,908 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,908
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH directionally
Nearest frequency peer: directionally (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “dissidence”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Dieng
Dieng
4,099 corpus weight
- dillion
dillion
4,097 corpus weight
- directional…
directionally
4,095 corpus weight
- dissidence
dissidence
4,093 corpus weight
- dolo
dolo
4,091 corpus weight
- donnybrook
donnybrook
4,088 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “dissidence” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dissidence |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɪsɪdəns/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #95,908 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dissidence” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dissidence is uncommon English at frequency #95,908 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɪsɪdəns/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The state of being dissident; dissent".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dissidence, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin dissideō (“disagree”, literally “sit apart”), from dis- + sedeō (“sit”). The correct English form is dissidence, spelled D-I-S-S-I-D-E-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The state of being dissident; dissent
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dissidence appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…]and it ſome Way neceſſitateth them in a divided Way to endeavour ſome other Way of entering, and to increaſe their Diſſidence of them who ſo partially (in their Eſteem at leaſt) manages Matters, and prefers the ſtrengthening of a Side, to the Edification of the Church[…]
I home Mr. L’s diſſidence will not be hurt if I juſt ſuggeſt that his difficulty in the golden verſes, communicated to you laſt May, p. 224, is no difficulty at all.
Etymology
From Latin dissideō (“disagree”, literally “sit apart”), from dis- + sedeō (“sit”).
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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