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Discrepency or discrepancy?

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Correct spelling: discrepancy. Misspelling: discrepency.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

It starts with DIS and ends in -ancy: dis-CREP-ancy.

Why people write “discrepency”

The misspelling “discrepency” is only one letter off: it writes E where discrepancy has A, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make discrepancy automatic.

What does “discrepancy” mean?

discrepancy noun

  1. a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions

    “a growing divergence of opinion”

    Synonyms:disagreementdivergencevariance

  2. an event that departs from expectations

    Synonyms:variancevariant

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Discrepancy” in a sentence

  • There was a discrepancy in the figures.
  • A growing divergence of opinion.

Is “discrepancy” a playable word?

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21 points in Scrabble · 24 in Words With Friends

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  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“discrepency” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from DISCREPANCY.

Discrepancy: quick answers

Is it discrepency or discrepancy?
The correct spelling is discrepancy. “discrepency” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell discrepancy?
It starts with DIS and ends in -ancy: dis-CREP-ancy.
What does discrepancy mean?
Discrepancy means: a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions.