# discus

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdɪs.kəs/ · frequency rank #38,808

## Definitions
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. A chakram.

## Etymology
1656. From Latin discus, from Ancient Greek δίσκος (dískos, “disk, quoit, platter”). Doublet of dais, desk, disc, dish, disk, and diskos.

## Easily confused with
- **diss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discus-vs-diss)
- **dishes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discus-vs-dishes)
- **disuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discus-vs-disuse)
- **discuss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discus-vs-discuss)
- **disgust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/discus-vs-disgust)
- **disc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disc-vs-discus)
- **disco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disco-vs-discus)
- **dicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicks-vs-discus)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddiscus`, `dicsus`, `disccus`, `discsu`, `disscus`, `disucs`, `dsicus`, `idscus`

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