# disciple

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈsaɪ.pəl/ · frequency rank #17,594

## Definitions
1. A person who learns from another, especially one who then teaches others.
2. An active follower or adherent of someone, or some philosophy etc.
3. A wretched, miserable-looking man.

## Etymology
From Middle English disciple, discipul, from Old English discipul (“disciple, scholar”), from Latin discipulus (“pupil, learner”). Later influenced or superseded in Middle English by Old French deciple.

## Easily confused with
- **disciples** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disciple-vs-disciples)
- **discipline** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disciple-vs-discipline)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddisciple`, `dicsiple`, `discciple`, `discilpe`, `discipel`, `disciplle`, `discipple`, `discpile`, `disicple`, `dissciple`, `dsiciple`, `idsciple`

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