dis-
\dis\
The verdict
“dis-” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prefix. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Préfixe indiquant la séparation.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dis · dis- · French
dis- · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dis- |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Prefix |
| IPA | \dis\ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dis- is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aprefix, transcribed \dis\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for dis- in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dis-, spelled D-I-S--.
Definition
- 1Préfixe indiquant la séparation.
- 2Préfixe indiquant la différence.
- 3Préfixe indiquant la négation.
- 4Préfixe donnant une indication d’intensité.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.