# discontinuous

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #44,743

## Definitions
1. having breaks or interruptions; intermittent
2. having at least one discontinuity

## Etymology
From dis- + continuous.

## Common misspellings (19)
`ddiscontinuous`, `dicsontinuous`, `disccontinuous`, `discnotinuous`, `disconitnuous`, `disconntinuous`, `discontinnuous`, `discontinouus`, `discontinuosu`, `discontinuouss`, `discontinuuos`, `discontiunous`, `discontniuous`, `disconttinuous`, `discotninuous`, `disocntinuous`, `disscontinuous`, `dsicontinuous`, `idscontinuous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/discontinuous