discard
/dɪsˈkɑːd/
"discard" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discard” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,820
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To throw away, to reject.
Corpus desk
Index EN-discard · discard · English
discard · rank #17,820 · 11 variants · 7 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,820
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH discontent
Nearest frequency peer: discontent (+1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “discard”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- depreciation
depreciation
82,184 corpus weight
- designate
designate
82,183 corpus weight
- discard
discard
82,181 corpus weight
- discontent
discontent
82,180 corpus weight
- div
div
82,179 corpus weight
- Dixie
Dixie
82,178 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “discard” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discard |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /dɪsˈkɑːd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #17,820 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “discard” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around discard (IPA /dɪsˈkɑːd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,820 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for discard, with forms such as "ddiscard", "dicsard", and "disacrd". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "discord", "discern", "discards", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar. The correct English form is discard, spelled D-I-S-C-A-R-D.
Definition
- 1To throw away, to reject.
- 2To make a discard; to throw out a card.
- 3To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how discard appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A man discards the follies of boyhood.
My next stop is Oxford, which has also grown with the addition of new platforms to accommodate the Chiltern Railways service to London via Bicester - although, short sightedly, the planned electrification from Paddington was canned. Evidence of the volte-face can be seen along the line at places such as Radley, where mast piles are already sunk or lie dis…
Etymology
From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ddiscard
- dicsard
- disacrd
- discadr
- discardd
- discarrd
- disccard
- discrad
- disscard
- dsicard
- idscard
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discard - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "discard", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "discard" maps to 7 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "discord". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #17,820 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "D" letter cohort. D–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.