indisposition
/ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/noun
indisposition is spelled I-N-D-I-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, indisposition means “A mild illness, the state of being indisposed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of indisposition is indispositions.
How many letters and syllables are in indisposition?
| Letters | 13: I-N-D-I-S-P-O-S-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 124,184th 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; 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 indisposition?
Indisposition appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 124,184th 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 indisposition?
- US /ɪnˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-indisposition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with indisposition?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as indisposition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃən/):
- position
- competition
- opposition
- permission
- composition
- acquisition
- coalition
- physician
- politician
- admission
- nutrition
- expedition
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 indisposition
- indispositions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does indisposition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mild illness, the state of being indisposed.
- 2
datedPeriod, menstrual state.
- 3
A state of not being disposed to do something; disinclination; unwillingness.
- 4
A bad mood or disposition.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Indisposition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense mild illness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | indisposition |
| German | Unpässlichkeit |
| Portuguese | indisposição |
| Spanish | achaque, indisposición |
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 indisposition come from?
From Middle English indisposicioun, from Middle French indisposicion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).