# Disney

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɪzni/ · frequency rank #3,687

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old French.
2. The Walt Disney Company, named after Walt Disney.
3. Any of the theme parks and vacation resorts operated by Walt Disney Parks and Resorts.
4. A town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States, named after Wesley E. Disney.

## Etymology
English surname of Norman origin, from Old French de (“of, from”) + Isigny (a place in Calvados). For the placename, see Isigny-sur-Mer. In modern use, it is also derived from the name of Walt Disney, whose surname has the aforementioned origin.

## Easily confused with
- **Downey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disney-vs-downey)
- **dispel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disney-vs-dispel)
- **disobey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disney-vs-disobey)
- **dine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dine-vs-disney)
- **Diane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diane-vs-disney)
- **diner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diner-vs-disney)
- **dined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dined-vs-disney)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dingy-vs-disney)
- **dicey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dicey-vs-disney)
- **dinky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinky-vs-disney)
- **dinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dinner-vs-disney)
- **dishes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dishes-vs-disney)
- **dismay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dismay-vs-disney)
- **dickey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dickey-vs-disney)
- **dished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dished-vs-disney)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddisney`, `dinsey`, `diseny`, `disneyy`, `disnney`, `disnye`, `dissney`, `dsiney`, `idsney`

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