disadvantage
\ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ\
The verdict
“disadvantage” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inconvénient, désavantage.
Corpus desk
Index FR-disadvantage · disadvantage · French
disadvantage · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- 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 | disadvantage |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
disadvantage is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
disadvantage doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is disadvantage, spelled D-I-S-A-D-V-A-N-T-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Inconvénient, désavantage.
- 2Préjudice.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how disadvantage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
What are the advantages and disadvantages?
It will be to your disadvantage to continue like this.
Antonyms
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.