disciplinary
/ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi/adjective, noun
disciplinary is spelled D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, disciplinary means “Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in disciplinary?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is disciplinary?
Disciplinary appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce disciplinary?
- UK /ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/
- UK [ˌdɪsɪˈplɪnɹi]
- US /ˈdɪs.ə.pləˌnɛɹi/
Disciplinary has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-disciplinary.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with disciplinary?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as disciplinary from its last stressed vowel (/ɪsəplənɛɹi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of disciplinary
- more disciplinary comparative
- most disciplinary superlative
- disciplinaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does disciplinary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
Debt can motivate or act as a disciplinary force for executives to achieve organizational efficiency.
- 2
For the purpose of imposing punishment.
The school has announced that it will take disciplinary measures against the students who participated in the protest activities.
- 3
Of or relating to an academic field of study.
We hope that psychologists will applaud good studies of scientific behavior and thought regardless of the disciplinary specialty of the author.
noun
- 1
A disciplinary action.
- 2
A disciplinary report.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Disciplinary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | disziplinarisch , Disziplinar- , fachlich, fachbezogen |
| Spanish | disciplinario |
| French | disciplinaire |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does disciplinary come from?
From Medieval Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina (“instruction, teaching, field of study, habit”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).