disuse
/dɪsˈjuːs/noun, verb
disuse is spelled D-I-S-U-S-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, disuse means “The state of not being used; neglect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disuse?
| Letters | 6: D-I-S-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,633rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is disuse?
Disuse appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,633rd 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 disuse?
- /dɪsˈjuːs/
As a verb (“To cease the use of”): /dɪsˈjuːs/, /dɪsˈjuːz/.
Disuse 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-disuse.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-disuse2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of disuse
- disuses present, singular, he/she/it
- disusing participle, present
- disused participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disuse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of not being used; neglect.
The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.
verb
- 1
To cease the use of.
- 2
archaicTo disaccustom.
He was disused to hard work.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disuse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense disuse:
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 disuse come from?
From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).