discourtesy
/dɪsˈkɜːtəsi/noun
discourtesy is spelled D-I-S-C-O-U-R-T-E-S-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, discourtesy means “Lack of courtesy; rudeness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of discourtesy is discourtesies.
How many letters and syllables are in discourtesy?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-C-O-U-R-T-E-S-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 discourtesy?
Discourtesy appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 discourtesy?
- UK /dɪsˈkɜːtəsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-discourtesy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of discourtesy
- discourtesies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discourtesy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Lack of courtesy; rudeness.
- 2
A rude act.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discourtesy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense lack of courtesy:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | descortesía |
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 discourtesy come from?
From dis- + courtesy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).