# dick vs disco

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### dick
*noun · IPA /dɪk/ · frequency rank #2,036*
A male person.

### disco
*noun · IPA /ˈdɪskəʊ/ · frequency rank #9,875*
Clipping of discotheque (“nightclub for dancing”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dick-vs-disco