discordant
\dis.kɔʁ.dɑ̃\
The verdict
“discordant” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui n’est pas d’accord, ou qu’on ne peut que difficilement accorder.
Corpus desk
Index FR-discordant · discordant · French
discordant · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discordant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \dis.kɔʁ.dɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « discordant » en français
Rare enough to double-check
discordant is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \dis.kɔʁ.dɑ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for discordant, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is discordant, spelled D-I-S-C-O-R-D-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Qui n’est pas d’accord, ou qu’on ne peut que difficilement accorder.
- 2Qui va mal avec d’autres choses, qui a dû mal à s’accorder avec.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how discordant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tout à coup un point blanc se montra au ciel, dans le nord ; il grandit rapidement en venant sur nous, et nous entendîmes un étrange murmure de cris discordants ; c’étaient des oies ou des cygnes sauvages, qui du Nord émigraient dans le Midi ; ils passèrent au-dessus de nos têtes et ils étaient déjà loin qu’on voyait encore voltiger dans l’air quelques fl…
Voix discordante.
This word in other languages
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