district
dis·trict/ˈdɪstɹɪkt/noun, verb
district is spelled D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T: 8 letters and 2 syllables (dis·trict). It appears 110 times per million words in written English, the 972nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, district means “An administrative division of an area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of district is districts.
How many letters and syllables are in district?
| Letters | 8: D-I-S-T-R-I-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dis·trict |
| In writing | 110 times per million words; the 972nd 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 district?
District appears 110 times per million words in written English, the 972nd 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 district?
- /ˈdɪstɹɪkt/
- /ˈdiːstɹɪkt/
District has 2 syllables, split dis·trict in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-district.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of district
- districts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- districting participle, present
- districted participle, past
- more district comparative
- most district superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does district mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An administrative division of an area.
Soho is a district of London
- 2
An area or region marked by some distinguishing feature.
the Lake District in Cumbria
- 3
UKAn administrative division of a county without the status of a borough.
South Oxfordshire District Council
- 4
A specific, usually named area of the coalface where particular seams are worked.
verb
- 1
To divide into administrative or other districts.
A county districted for voting purposes.
adjective
- 1
obsoleterigorous; stringent; harsh
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate district?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of district: Dist., dist..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
District in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | district |
| German | Bezirk, Kreis, Landkreis, Stadtteil, Stadtviertel, Distrikt |
| Portuguese | distrito , região, zona |
| Spanish | distrito |
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 district come from?
From French district, from Medieval Latin districtus (“a district within which the lord may distrain, also jurisdiction”), from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere (“to draw asunder, compel, distrain”), from dis- (“apart”) + stringere (“to draw tight, strain”). Doublet of Detroit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).