# discard vs discards

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### discard
*verb · IPA /dɪsˈkɑːd/ · frequency rank #17,820*
To throw away, to reject.

### discards
*noun · IPA /dɪsˈkɑːdz/ · frequency rank #48,191*
plural of discard

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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