discordance
noun
discordance is spelled D-I-S-C-O-R-D-A-N-C-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, discordance means “A state of being discordant; disagreement, inconsistency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of discordance is discordances.
How many letters and syllables are in discordance?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-C-O-R-D-A-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is discordance?
Discordance appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 discordance?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-discordance.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of discordance
- discordances plural
- discordaunce
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discordance mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of being discordant; disagreement, inconsistency.
- 2
Discordance of sounds; dissonance.
- 3
The presence of a specific genetic trait in only one of a set of clones (or identical twins).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discordance in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of discord:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | discordancia |
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 discordance come from?
From Middle French discordance. By surface analysis, discord + -ance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).