discontinuation
noun
discontinuation is spelled D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-T-I-O-N: 15 letters and 6 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, discontinuation means “A breach or interruption of continuity” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of discontinuation is discontinuations.
How many letters and syllables are in discontinuation?
| Letters | 15: D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd 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 discontinuation?
Discontinuation appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 discontinuation?
- US
Discontinuation has 6 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-discontinuation.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of discontinuation
- discontinuations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discontinuation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A breach or interruption of continuity.
- 2
The process of quitting a course of treatment with a drug.
- 3
The act of stopping producing or supplying a product.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discontinuation in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense interruption of continuity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | discontinuation |
| Portuguese | descontinuação |
| Spanish | descontinuación, discontinuación |
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 discontinuation come from?
From dis- + continuation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).