disuse
/dɪsˈjuːs/
"disuse" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disuse” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,583
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 13
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The state of not being used; neglect.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disuse · disuse · English
disuse · rank #47,583 · 8 variants · 13 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,583
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 13 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH dissing
Nearest frequency peer: dissing (-1 rank slots)
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “disuse”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- diametrical…
diametrically
52,422 corpus weight
- Dirac
Dirac
52,420 corpus weight
- dissing
dissing
52,419 corpus weight
- disuse
disuse
52,418 corpus weight
- DMT
DMT
52,417 corpus weight
- Dore
Dore
52,415 corpus weight
What this shows “disuse” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disuse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪsˈjuːs/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #47,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 13 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “disuse”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around disuse (IPA /dɪsˈjuːs/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #47,583 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The state of not being used; neglect.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for disuse, with forms such as "ddisuse", "dissue", and "dissuse". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "douse", "disused", "diss", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use. The correct English form is disuse, spelled D-I-S-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1The state of not being used; neglect.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how disuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The garden fell into disuse and became overgrown.
The decline and eventual closing of the various industrial undertakings and the non-renewal of the L.N.W.R. lease led to the railway falling into disuse, and most of it has now been lifted.
Etymology
From Old French desuser, equivalent to dis- + use.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddisuse
- dissue
- dissuse
- disues
- disusse
- diusse
- dsiuse
- idsuse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disuse - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disuse", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).