discontinuity
dis·con·ti·nu·i·ty/ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ti/noun
discontinuity is spelled D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-I-T-Y: 13 letters and 6 syllables (dis·con·ti·nu·i·ty). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, discontinuity means “A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of discontinuity is discontinuities.
How many letters and syllables are in discontinuity?
| Letters | 13: D-I-S-C-O-N-T-I-N-U-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 6: dis·con·ti·nu·i·ty |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is discontinuity?
Discontinuity appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 discontinuity?
- UK /ˌdɪs.kɒn.tɪˈnjuː.ɪ.ti/
- US /ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ti/
- US [ˌdɪs.kɑn.tɪˈnu.ɪ.ɾi]
Discontinuity has 6 syllables, split dis·con·ti·nu·i·ty in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-discontinuity.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with discontinuity?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as discontinuity from its last stressed vowel (/uɪti/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of discontinuity
- discontinuities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discontinuity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A lack of continuity, regularity or sequence; a break or gap.
structural discontinuity
- 2
A point in the range of a function at which it is undefined or discontinuous.
- 3
a subterranean interface at which seismic velocities change
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discontinuity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of continuity:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Diskontinuität |
| Portuguese | descontinuidade |
| Spanish | discontinuidad |
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 discontinuity come from?
From Late Latin discontinuitās, from discontinuus, equivalent to dis- + continuity.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).