disciplinary

Name: disciplinary, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/

//dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi// adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“disciplinary” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,353. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,353
frequency rank, English: 3,470
“D” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.

Corpus desk

Index EN-disciplinary · disciplinary · English

disciplinary · rank #10,353 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,353
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-MID 3,470
PHOTO-FINISH deed

Nearest frequency peer: deed (-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.

cue

89,650
deed

89,649
disciplinary

89,648
dreamed

89,647
dwarf

89,646
eighty

89,645

What this shows “disciplinary” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for disciplinary
Property	Value
Headword	disciplinary
Language	English
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	/dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#10,353
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “disciplinary”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).disciplinarylands here:

#10,353

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “deed” (#10,352), “dreamed” (#10,354), “cue” (#10,351). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “disciplinary” is #10,353. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around disciplinary (IPA /dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #10,353 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for disciplinary, with forms such as "ddisciplinary", "dicsiplinary", and "discciplinary". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Medieval Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina (“instruction, teaching, field of study, habit”). The correct English form is disciplinary, spelled D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y.

Definition

1
Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.
2
For the purpose of imposing punishment.
3
Of or relating to an academic field of study.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how disciplinary appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Debt can motivate or act as a disciplinary force for executives to achieve organizational efficiency.
The school has announced that it will take disciplinary measures against the students who participated in the protest activities.

Etymology

From Medieval Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina (“instruction, teaching, field of study, habit”).

This word in other languages

disciplinario(Español)disciplinaire(Français)disziplinarisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ddisciplinary
dicsiplinary
discciplinary
discilpinary
discipilnary
disciplianry
disciplinarry
disciplinaryy
disciplinayr
disciplinnary
disciplinray
discipllinary
disciplniary
discipplinary
discpilinary
disicplinary
dissciplinary
dsiciplinary
idsciplinary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disciplinary - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "disciplinary"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disciplinary"?

"disciplinary" is spelled D-I-S-C-I-P-L-I-N-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/.

What does "disciplinary" mean?

As an adjective, "disciplinary" means: Having to do with discipline, or with the imposition of discipline.

What are common misspellings of "disciplinary"?

Common misspellings include "ddisciplinary", "dicsiplinary", "discciplinary", "discilpinary", "discipilnary". The correct spelling is "disciplinary".

How do you pronounce "disciplinary"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disciplinary" is /dɪsɪˈplɪnəɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "disciplinary"?

From Medieval Latin disciplinarius, from Latin disciplina (“instruction, teaching, field of study, habit”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disciplinary", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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