dissimilarity
/dɪˌsɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/
"dissimilarity" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dissimilarity” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dissimilarity · dissimilarity · English
dissimilarity · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dissimilarity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˌsɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dissimilarity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dissimilarity is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪˌsɪmɪˈlæɹɪti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dissimilarity in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + similarity or dissimilar + -ity. The correct English form is dissimilarity, spelled D-I-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-R-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1A lack of similarity or a lack of likeness in appearance to something else.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dissimilarity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The experiment was abandoned when one fine day spontaneous combustion of the pulverised coal in the container occurred, and a black cloud of the very finely divided fuel rose into the air by the force of the explosion, and was slowly wafted by the prevailing breeze over the town, upon which it descended with the resemblance of black snow, but with the dis…
Etymology
From dis- + similarity or dissimilar + -ity.
Antonyms
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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.