dissimilation
/ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/noun
dissimilation is spelled D-I-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dissimilation means “The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dissimilation is dissimilations.
How many letters and syllables are in dissimilation?
| Letters | 13: D-I-S-S-I-M-I-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dissimilation?
Dissimilation appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dissimilation?
- /ˌdɪsɪmɪˈleɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dissimilation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of dissimilation
- dissimilations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dissimilation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of dissimilating, of making dissimilar.
- 2
A dissimilatory process that supply a cell with energy only without the assimilation of nutrients.
- 3
A phenomenon where one of a pair of similar adjacent consonant or vowel sounds in a word becomes less similar.
- 4
The rejection, by a minority group, of the customs and attitudes of the dominant culture.
After the impacts of the former Russian Empire and Soviet Union's cultural imperialism on the national identity of indigenous peoples: their language, culture and historical memory, there have been efforts at the dissimilatory process of de
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dissimilation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | dissimilação |
| French | dissimilation |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dissimilation come from?
From dis- + -similation, after assimilation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).