discus
/ˈdɪs.kəs/noun
discus is spelled D-I-S-C-U-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, discus means “A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of discus is discuses.
How many letters and syllables are in discus?
| Letters | 6: D-I-S-C-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is discus?
Discus appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce discus?
- US /ˈdɪs.kəs/
Discus has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-discus.ogg, En-au-discus.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with discus?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as discus from its last stressed vowel (/ɪskəs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of discus
- discuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does discus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A round plate-like object that is thrown for sport.
- 2
The athletics event of discus throw.
- 3
A discus fish (genus Symphysodon)
- 4
datedrareA chakram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Discus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | disque |
| German | Diskus, Wurfscheibe , Diskuswerfen |
| Portuguese | disco , arremesso de disco |
| Spanish | disco |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does discus come from?
1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).