dissuasive
/dɪˈsweɪzɪv/
"dissuasive" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dissuasive” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tending to dissuade, or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dissuasive · dissuasive · English
dissuasive · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dissuasive |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /dɪˈsweɪzɪv/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dissuasive” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dissuasive is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /dɪˈsweɪzɪv/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tending to dissuade, or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for dissuasive in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French dissuasif. The correct English form is dissuasive, spelled D-I-S-S-U-A-S-I-V-E.
Definition
- 1Tending to dissuade, or divert from a measure or purpose; dehortatory.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dissuasive appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When Nkem stepped forward to ask him a question, he made a dissuasive gesture with his gun, making Nkem jump back immediately.
Etymology
From Middle French dissuasif.
This word in other languages
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.