# discretionary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈskɹɛʃən(ə)ɹi/ · frequency rank #20,611

## Definitions
1. Available at one's discretion; able to be used as one chooses; left to or regulated by one's own discretion or judgment.

## Etymology
From discretion + -ary (“pertaining to”). Compare French discrétionnaire.

## Common misspellings (20)
`ddiscretionary`, `dicsretionary`, `disccretionary`, `discertionary`, `discreitonary`, `discretinoary`, `discretioanry`, `discretionarry`, `discretionaryy`, `discretionayr`, `discretionnary`, `discretionray`, `discretoinary`, `discrettionary`, `discrretionary`, `discrteionary`, `disrcetionary`, `disscretionary`, `dsicretionary`, `idscretionary`

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