Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disproportional

[dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃənəɫ]

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
dis-pro-por-tion-al
IPA
[dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃənəɫ]
20
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English proportional English disproportional From dis- + proportional.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: [dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃənəɫ]

Inflected Forms

more disproportional (comparative) most disproportional (superlative)

Derived Forms

Synonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce disproportional?
The recorded pronunciation is [dɪspɹəˈpɔːʃənəɫ].
What does disproportional mean?
disproportionate
Where does disproportional come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des-bor. ▲ Latin dis-bor. Middle English dis- English dis- English proportional English disproportional From dis- + proportional.

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