dissipation

Name: dissipation, English Word Data
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/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/

//ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“dissipation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,525. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,525
frequency rank, English: 26,416
“D” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

Key facts for dissipation
Property	Value
Headword	dissipation
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#36,525
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dissipation” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dissipation lands here:

#36,525

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around dissipation (IPA /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,525 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for dissipation, with forms such as "ddissipation", "disipation", and "disispation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion. The correct English form is dissipation, spelled D-I-S-S-I-P-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.
2
A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc., are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in immoral indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.; dissoluteness.
3
A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.
4
A loss of energy, usually as heat, from a dynamic system.

Etymology

From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion.

This word in other languages

disipación(Español)dissipation(Français)Zerstreuung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddissipation,disipation,disispation,dissiaption,dissipaiton,dissipasion,dissipatino,dissipationn,dissipatoin,dissipattion,dissippation,dissiptaion,disspiation,dsisipation,idssipation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dissipation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "dissipation"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dissipation"?

"dissipation" is spelled D-I-S-S-I-P-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/.

What does "dissipation" mean?

As a noun, "dissipation" means: The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.

What are common misspellings of "dissipation"?

Common misspellings include "ddissipation", "disipation", "disispation", "dissiaption", "dissipaiton". The correct spelling is "dissipation".

How do you pronounce "dissipation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dissipation" is /ˌdɪsɪˈpeɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "dissipation"?

From Middle English dissipacion, dissipacioun, from Late Latin dissipātiō. Morphologically dissipate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “dissipation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is D-I-S-S-I-P-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.