How do you spell Discrepancy?
Correct spelling
discrepancy
Think 'apart rattling' - DIS-CREP-ANCY keeps the A in CREPARE (to rattle)
Why is discrepancy spelled this way?
From Latin discrepantia, a discord. DIS (apart) + CREPARE (to rattle). A discrepancy rattles apart — numbers or stories that refuse to harmonize.
Common misspellings of discrepancy
discrepencydiscrepancydescrepancydiscrepansy
Example
The audit revealed a significant discrepancy between the reported profits and actual sales figures.