dyscrasy
/ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/
"dyscrasy" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dyscrasy” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dyscrasy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dyscrasy” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
dyscrasy is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dyscrasy, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English discrasie, from Old French discrasie, from Medieval Latin dyscrāsia, from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad temperament”), from δυσ- (dus-, “dys-”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixing, tempering”). By surface analysis, dys- + -crasy. The correct English form is dyscrasy, spelled D-Y-S-C-R-A-S-Y.
Definition
- 1A bodily disorder; an imbalance of the humours
- 2Disharmony
Etymology
From Middle English discrasie, from Old French discrasie, from Medieval Latin dyscrāsia, from Ancient Greek δυσκρασία (duskrasía, “bad temperament”), from δυσ- (dus-, “dys-”) + κρᾶσις (krâsis, “mixing, tempering”). By surface analysis, dys- + -crasy.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dyscrasy”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-Y-S-C-R-A-S-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈdɪskɹəsɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.