Which to use
“disc” and “Disk” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,955
- “disc” frequency rank
- #31,997
- “Disk” frequency rank
- 57952
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disc | Disk |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | flaches rundes Ding | Speichermedium in Form einer flachen Scheibe |
Same sound, different letters: disc vs Disk
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 3 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - disc and Disk
This is the hard kind. disc and Disk are pronounced identically ([dɪsk]) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - c in “disc” becomes k in “Disk”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57952, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disc is recorded at frequency rank #25,955, classified as anoun, pronounced [dɪsk]. Disk is at rank #31,997, tagged as anoun, pronounced [dɪsk].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 57952, this pair ranks #881,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disc vs Disk
Shared letters: dis. Private to "disc": c. Private to "Disk": k.
"disc" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Disk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disc" and "Disk" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disc" vs "Disk" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
"disc" and "Disk" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "disc" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Disk" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #881,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disc" and "Disk" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diet vs Disk". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #881,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.