Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

disputed

/dɪsˈpjutɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.76 in modern English

Syllables: dis-put-ed
IPA: /dɪsˈpjutɪd/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

adj

Claimed by more than one sovereign state.

verb

simple past and past participle of dispute

Example Sentences

"The theory, though common, was widely disputed."
"The etymology of the term Japlish is disputed and contentiously so."
"Claimed by both India and Pakistan since their independence in 1947, the 10,000-square-mile region known as Baltistan (population 224,000) is part of the disputed territory of Kashmir."
"They disputed the issue loudly and vehemently."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /dɪsˈpjutɪd/
British English: /dɪsˈpjuːtɪd/

Inflected Forms

more disputed (comparative) most disputed (superlative)

Derived Forms

indisputed nondisputed undisputed disputedly

Rhymes With

rooted diluted computed looted

Questions

How do you pronounce disputed?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈpjutɪd/.
What does disputed mean?: Argued; not certain, agreed upon, or accepted.

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