discontentment
/dɪskənˈtɛntmənt/
"discontentment" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discontentment” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A state of dissatisfaction or discontent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-discontentment · discontentment · English
discontentment · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discontentment |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪskənˈtɛntmənt/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “discontentment” in English
Rare enough to double-check
discontentment is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪskənˈtɛntmənt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A state of dissatisfaction or discontent.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for discontentment, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + contentment. The correct English form is discontentment, spelled D-I-S-C-O-N-T-E-N-T-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1A state of dissatisfaction or discontent.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how discontentment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
By this that ſtraunger knight in preſence came, / And goodly ſalued them; who nought againe / Him anſwered, as courteſie became, / But with ſterne lookes, and ſtomachous diſdaine, / Gaue ſignes of grudge and diſcontentment vaine: […]
Etymology
From dis- + contentment.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.