discrepancy vs difference

discrepancy and difference both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discrepancy	Yes	No	No	No
difference	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, difference is a hypernym of discrepancy; that is, difference is a word with a broader meaning than discrepancy:

As nouns, difference is a hypernym of discrepancy; that is, difference is a word with a broader meaning than discrepancy:

Other hypernyms of discrepancy include departure, deviation, divergence.

discrepancy (noun)	difference (noun)
a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions	the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
an event that departs from expectations	a disagreement or argument about something important
	a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
	the number that remains after subtraction; the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
	a significant change