# discovery

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈkʌv(.ə).ɹi/ · frequency rank #3,291

## Definitions
1. Something discovered.
2. The discovering of new things.
3. An act of uncovering or revealing something; a revelation.
4. A pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
5. Materials revealed to the opposing party during the pre-trial phase in which evidence is gathered.
6. A discovered attack.

## Etymology
from discover + -ery, on the pattern of the pair recover, recovery. Displaced native Old English onfundennes.

## Easily confused with
- **discover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discover-vs-discovery)
- **discovered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discovered-vs-discovery)
- **discoverer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discoverer-vs-discovery)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddiscovery`, `dicsovery`, `disccovery`, `discoevry`, `discoverry`, `discoveryy`, `discoveyr`, `discovrey`, `discovvery`, `discvoery`, `disocvery`, `disscovery`, `dsicovery`, `idscovery`

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