# discrepancy

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈskɹɛpənsi/ · frequency rank #19,815

## Definitions
1. An inconsistency between facts or sentiments.
2. The state or quality of being discrepant.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin discrepantia, from discrepans, from discrepō, from crepō. By surface analysis, discrepant + -cy. See also discrepant.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ddiscrepancy`, `dicsrepancy`, `disccrepancy`, `discerpancy`, `discreapncy`, `discrepacny`, `discrepanccy`, `discrepancyy`, `discrepanncy`, `discrepanyc`, `discrepnacy`, `discreppancy`, `discrpeancy`, `discrrepancy`, `disrcepancy`, `disscrepancy`, `dsicrepancy`, `idscrepancy`

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