# discard vs discord

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### discord
*noun · IPA /ˈdɪskɔɹd/ · frequency rank #16,006*
Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discard-vs-discord