# cacophony

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈkɒfəni/ · frequency rank #46,357

## Definitions
1. A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.

## Etymology
From French cacophonie, from Ancient Greek κακοφωνία (kakophōnía), from κακός (kakós, “bad”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”), equivalent to caco- + -phony.

## Common misspellings (14)
`accophony`, `caccophony`, `cacohpony`, `cacophhony`, `cacophnoy`, `cacophonny`, `cacophonyy`, `cacophoyn`, `cacopohny`, `cacopphony`, `cacpohony`, `caocphony`, `ccacophony`, `ccaophony`

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