# discard

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪsˈkɑːd/ · frequency rank #17,820

## Definitions
1. To throw away, to reject.
2. To make a discard; to throw out a card.
3. To dismiss from employment, confidence, or favour; to discharge.

## Etymology
From dis- + card. Compare Spanish descartar.

## Easily confused with
- **discord** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discard-vs-discord)
- **discern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discard-vs-discern)
- **discards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discard-vs-discards)
- **discarded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discard-vs-discarded)
- **disarm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disarm-vs-discard)
- **disband** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disband-vs-discard)
- **diehard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diehard-vs-discard)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddiscard`, `dicsard`, `disacrd`, `discadr`, `discardd`, `discarrd`, `disccard`, `discrad`, `disscard`, `dsicard`, `idscard`

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