discrépance

\dis.kʁe.pɑ̃s\

/\dis.kʁe.pɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

“discrépance” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Simultanéité désagréable de sons, de sensations, d'avis, etc., qui ne s'accordent pas.

Corpus desk

Index FR-discrepance · discrépance · French

discrépance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for discrépance
PropertyValue
Headworddiscrépance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dis.kʁe.pɑ̃s\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « discrépance » en français

discrépancereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

discrépance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dis.kʁe.pɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for discrépance in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is discrépance, spelled D-I-S-C-R-É-P-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Simultanéité désagréable de sons, de sensations, d'avis, etc., qui ne s'accordent pas.
  2. 2
    Divergence, dissemblance, disproportion, écart.
  3. 3
    Décrit la déviation, parfois asymptotique, d'une situation considérée comme régulière. Par exemple, dans le contexte d'une suite de nombres dans un intervalle, la discrépance mesure l'écart maximal de la suite donnée avec l'équirépartition.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how discrépance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Vous n’aimez pas la discrépance, la dissonance.
  2. Les notables s’étaient prononcés à l’unanimité, sans discrépance ou diversité aucune, contre le duc de Bourgogne.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "discrépance"?
"discrépance" is spelled D-I-S-C-R-É-P-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dis.kʁe.pɑ̃s\.
What does "discrépance" mean?
As a noun, "discrépance" means: Simultanéité désagréable de sons, de sensations, d'avis, etc., qui ne s'accordent pas.
How do you pronounce "discrépance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "discrépance" is \dis.kʁe.pɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "discrépance" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list