Discordian
adjective, noun
Discordian is spelled D-I-S-C-O-R-D-I-A-N: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Discordian means “Of or pertaining to Discordianism, an absurdist religion founded in the 1950s” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Discordian?
| Letters | 10: D-I-S-C-O-R-D-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 Discordian?
Discordian appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of Discordian
- more Discordian comparative
- most Discordian superlative
- Discordians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Discordian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Discordianism, an absurdist religion founded in the 1950s.
- 2
Inspired by or resembling the traditions of Discordianism.
noun
- 1
A person who subscribes to the ideas of Discordianism.
- 2
informalA user of the Discord chat program.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Discordian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discordian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | diskordisch, diskordianisch, Diskordier, Diskordianer |
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 Discordian come from?
From discord + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).