discontinuity
/ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuːɪ.ti/
"discontinuity" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“discontinuity” is uncommon English (frequency #52,897 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,897
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
Corpus desk
Index EN-discontinuity · discontinuity · English
discontinuity · rank #52,897 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,897
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH discipleship
Nearest frequency peer: discipleship (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “discontinuity”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- dewan
dewan
47,110 corpus weight
- discipleship
discipleship
47,105 corpus weight
- discontinui…
discontinuity
47,104 corpus weight
- disquiet
disquiet
47,103 corpus weight
- doodling
doodling
47,100 corpus weight
- doofus
doofus
47,099 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “discontinuity” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discontinuity |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuːɪ.ti/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #52,897 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “discontinuity” in English
Rare enough to double-check
discontinuity is uncommon English at frequency #52,897 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuːɪ.ti/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for discontinuity in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin discontinuitās, from discontinuus, equivalent to dis- + continuity. The correct English form is discontinuity, spelled D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-I-T-Y.
Definition
- 1A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
- 2A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous.
- 3a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how discontinuity appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
structural discontinuity
sharp discontinuity
Etymology
From Late Latin discontinuitās, from discontinuus, equivalent to dis- + continuity.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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