distaste
/(ˌ)dɪsˈteɪst/noun, verb
distaste is spelled D-I-S-T-A-S-T-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, distaste means “A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of distaste is distastes.
How many letters and syllables are in distaste?
| Letters | 8: D-I-S-T-A-S-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is distaste?
Distaste appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 distaste?
- US /(ˌ)dɪsˈteɪst/
- US /ˈdɪs(ˌ)teɪst/
Distaste has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-distaste.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with distaste?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as distaste from its last stressed vowel (/eɪst/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of distaste
- distastes plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- distasting participle, present
- distasted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distaste mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A feeling of dislike, aversion or antipathy.
- 2
obsoleteAversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink; disrelish.
- 3
obsoleteDiscomfort; uneasiness.
- 4
Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo dislike.
- 2
To be distasteful; to taste bad
- 3
obsoleteTo offend; to disgust; to displease.
- 4
obsoleteTo deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or distasteful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Distaste in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense feeling of dislike:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | aversão |
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 distaste come from?
From dis- + taste.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).