# discipline

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪsɪplɪn/ · frequency rank #4,847

## Definitions
1. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
2. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
3. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
4. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
5. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
6. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
7. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
8. A controlled behaviour; self-control.
9. A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.
10. A specific branch of knowledge, learning, or practice.

## Etymology
From Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman, from Old French descipline, from Latin disciplina (“instruction”), from discipulus (“pupil”), influenced by disco (“to learn”), from Proto-Indo-European *dek- (“(cause to) accept”).

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddiscipline`, `dicsipline`, `disccipline`, `discilpine`, `discipilne`, `disciplien`, `disciplinne`, `disciplline`, `disciplnie`, `discippline`, `discpiline`, `disicpline`, `disscipline`, `dsicipline`, `idscipline`

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