# disc

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsk/ · frequency rank #5,782

## Definitions
1. A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.
2. An intervertebral disc.
3. Something resembling a disc.
4. A vinyl phonograph or gramophone record.
5. The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.
6. Ellipsis of flying disc; synonym of frisbee; generic name for the trademark Frisbee.
7. Alternative form of disk

## Etymology
From French disque, from Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, discus, dish, disk, and diskos.

## Easily confused with
- **DS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-ds)
- **doc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-doc)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-diy)
- **DOS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dos)
- **DNC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dnc)
- **DJs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-djs)
- **DLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dlc)
- **div** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-div)
- **DPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dps)
- **DSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dsm)
- **DMs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dms)
- **Dix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dix)
- **DRC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-drc)
- **DSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dsp)
- **dit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dit)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dsl)
- **DTs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dts)
- **duc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-duc)
- **DSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dsa)
- **DSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-dsi)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddisc`, `dics`, `discc`, `dissc`, `dsic`, `idsc`

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