discontinuance
noun
discontinuance is spelled D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-N-C-E: 14 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, discontinuance means “The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of discontinuance is discontinuances.
How many letters and syllables are in discontinuance?
| Letters | 14: D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is discontinuance?
Discontinuance appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 discontinuance?
- US
Discontinuance 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-discontinuance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of discontinuance
- discontinuances plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discontinuance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The occurrence of something being discontinued; a cessation; an incomplete ending.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does discontinuance come from?
From Anglo-Norman, from Old French descontinuer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).