dissemblance
\di.sɑ̃.blɑ̃s\
The verdict
“dissemblance” 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) - Manque de ressemblance.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dissemblance · dissemblance · French
dissemblance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | dissemblance |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.sɑ̃.blɑ̃s\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dissemblance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.sɑ̃.blɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Manque de ressemblance.".
Zero misspellings are on record for dissemblance in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dissemblance, spelled D-I-S-S-E-M-B-L-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1Manque de ressemblance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dissemblance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En pareil cas, la dissemblance des destinées est presque toujours un puissant lien d'amitié.
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.