Dissapoint or disappoint?
Did you mean disappoint? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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dissapoint
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disappoint
Correct spelling: disappoint. Misspelling: dissapoint.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
Memory tip
Dis + appoint: one S, two Ps.
Why people write “dissapoint”
“dissapoint” differs from “disappoint” in 2 places: it doubles the S, which disappoint spells with just one; and it uses a single P where disappoint has a double PP.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make disappoint automatic.
Other misspellings of “disappoint”
People also write “disapoint” and “dissappoint”. Here is where each one goes wrong.
“disapoint”
Correct spelling: disappoint. Misspelling: disapoint.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “disapoint” is only one letter off: it uses a single P where disappoint has a double PP.
“dissappoint”
Correct spelling: disappoint. Misspelling: dissappoint.
letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there
The misspelling “dissappoint” is only one letter off: it doubles the S, which disappoint spells with just one.
What does “disappoint” mean?
disappoint verb
- fail to meet the hopes or expectations of
“Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage”
Synonyms:
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Disappoint” in a sentence
- I hate to disappoint you.
- Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage.
Is “disappoint” a playable word?
15 points in Scrabble · 18 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“dissapoint” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from DISAPPOINT.