Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disforestation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: dis-foresta-tion
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of deforestation.

Archaic; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Disforestations.—And twelue Knights, or Legall men are chosen in euery shiere, vppon their Oath, to disparte the olde Forrests from the new[…]"

Etymology

From dis- + forestation.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: dis

Usage

Inflected Forms

disforestations (plural)

Synonyms

deforestation

Questions

What does disforestation mean?: Archaic form of deforestation.
Where does disforestation come from?: From dis- + forestation.

How to pronounce disforestation

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “disforestation”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “disforestation”.
Repeat and practice — Say “disforestation” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.