discriminant
\dis.kʁi.mi.nɑ̃\
The verdict
“discriminant” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #47,285 in French word frequency and used as a noun.
- #47,285
- frequency rank, French
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Notion algébrique intervenant dans la résolution d’une équation du second degré, plus connue sous le nom de delta (Δ).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | discriminant |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dis.kʁi.mi.nɑ̃\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #47,285 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “discriminant” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for discriminant is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \dis.kʁi.mi.nɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #47,285 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for discriminant, with forms such as "ddiscriminant", "dicsriminant", and "disccriminant". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is discriminant, spelled D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1Notion algébrique intervenant dans la résolution d’une équation du second degré, plus connue sous le nom de delta (Δ).
- 2Outil permettant de déterminer si les racines d’un polynôme de degré supérieur à 2 sont multiples.
- 3Déterminant d’une certaine matrice carrée associée à un polynôme.
- 4Champ délimité par une paire de parenthèses situé entre un article et son mot réservé.
Synonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddiscriminant,dicsriminant,disccriminant,discirminant,discriimnant,discrimiannt,discriminannt,discriminantt,discriminatn,discriminnant,discriminnat,discrimminant,discrimniant,discrmiinant,discrriminant,disrciminant,disscriminant,dsicriminant,idscriminant
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of discriminant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “discriminant”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is D-I-S-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \dis.kʁi.mi.nɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.