# discontinue

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪskənˈtɪnju/ · frequency rank #25,036

## Definitions
1. To interrupt the continuance of; to put an end to, especially as regards commercial productions; to stop producing, making, or supplying.
2. To consciously cease the ingestion or administration of (a pharmaceutical drug).

## Etymology
From Old French descontinuer, equivalent to dis- + continue.

## Easily confused with
- **discontinued** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discontinue-vs-discontinued)

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddiscontinue`, `dicsontinue`, `disccontinue`, `discnotinue`, `disconitnue`, `disconntinue`, `discontineu`, `discontinnue`, `discontiune`, `discontniue`, `disconttinue`, `discotninue`, `disocntinue`, `disscontinue`, `dsicontinue`, `idscontinue`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/discontinue