# disco vs disk

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### disk
*noun · IPA /dɪsk/ · frequency rank #7,008*
A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

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