indisposed

adj

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"indisposed" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“indisposed” is an uncommon English word, ranked #66,744 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.

#66,744
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Mildly ill.

Key facts for indisposed
PropertyValue
Headwordindisposed
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#66,744
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “indisposed” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). indisposed lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for indisposed is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective. Corpus data places it at rank #66,744 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for indisposed, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + disposed. The correct English form is indisposed, spelled I-N-D-I-S-P-O-S-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mildly ill.
  2. 2
    Not disposed, predisposed, or inclined; unwilling.
  3. 3
    Not yet ready (especially with regard to receiving a visitor) because not yet arranged into a state of readiness (i.e., not disposed); (especially, more specifically):
  4. 4
    Not yet ready (especially with regard to receiving a visitor) because not yet arranged into a state of readiness (i.e., not disposed); (especially, more specifically):

Etymology

From in- + disposed.

This word in other languages

indispuesto(Español)indisposé(Français)unpässlich(Deutsch)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "indisposed"?
"indisposed" is spelled I-N-D-I-S-P-O-S-E-D.
What does "indisposed" mean?
As an adjective, "indisposed" means: Mildly ill.
What is the origin of the word "indisposed"?
From in- + disposed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “indisposed”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is I-N-D-I-S-P-O-S-E-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list