# disparity

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈpæɹɪti/ · frequency rank #16,692

## Definitions
1. The state of being unequal; difference.
2. Incongruity.

## Etymology
From Middle French disparité, from Latin disparitātem, accusative of disparitās, from dispār + -tās, from dis- + pār. By surface analysis, dis- + parity.

## Easily confused with
- **disparate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disparate-vs-disparity)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddisparity`, `dipsarity`, `disaprity`, `dispairty`, `disparitty`, `disparityy`, `dispariyt`, `disparrity`, `dispartiy`, `dispparity`, `dispraity`, `dissparity`, `dsiparity`, `idsparity`

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