discordant
French, adjective\dis.kɔʁ.dɑ̃\
discordant is spelled D-I-S-C-O-R-D-A-N-T (10 letters) and appears about once in every 14 million words in written French, the 121,051st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Discordant is a French adjective meaning “discordant, dissonant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui n’est pas d’accord, ou qu’on ne peut que difficilement accorder”.
What does discordant mean in English?
adjective
- 1
discordant, dissonant
- 2
grating, jarring
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui n’est pas d’accord, ou qu’on ne peut que difficilement accorder. 2. Qui va mal avec d’autres choses, qui a dû mal à s’accorder avec.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of discordant
- discordante feminine
- discordants masculine plural
- discordantes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce discordant?
- \dis.kɔʁ.dɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to discordant
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is discordant in French?
discordant appears about once in every 14 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).