# discord

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪskɔɹd/ · frequency rank #16,006

## Definitions
1. Lack of concord, agreement, harmony; disaccord.
2. Tension or strife resulting from a lack of agreement; dissension.
3. Any harsh noise, or confused mingling of sounds.
4. An inharmonious combination of simultaneously sounded tones; a dissonance.

## Etymology
Circa 1230, Middle English descorde, discorde; from Anglo-Norman, Old French descort (derivative of descorder), descorde (“disagreement”); from Latin discordia, from discors (“disagreeing, disagreement”), from dis- (“apart”) + cor, cordis (“heart”).
Verb derives from Middle English discorden, from Anglo-Norman, Old French descorder, from Latin discordāre, from discord-, as above.

## Easily confused with
- **distort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discord-vs-distort)
- **disco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disco-vs-discord)
- **discard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discard-vs-discord)
- **discern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discern-vs-discord)
- **discards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discards-vs-discord)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddiscord`, `dicsord`, `disccord`, `discodr`, `discordd`, `discorrd`, `discrod`, `disocrd`, `disscord`, `dsicord`, `idscord`

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