# display

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈpleɪ/ · frequency rank #2,339

## Definitions
1. A show or spectacle.
2. A piece of work to be presented visually.
3. A device, furniture or marketing-oriented bulk packaging for visual presentation for sales promotion.
4. An electronic screen that shows graphics or text.
5. The presentation of information for visual or tactile reception.

## Etymology
From Middle English displayen, from Anglo-Norman despleier and Old French despleier, desploiier, from Medieval Latin displicare (“to unfold, display”), from Latin dis- (“apart”) + plicāre (“to fold”). Doublet of deploy.

## Easily confused with
- **displays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/display-vs-displays)
- **displayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/display-vs-displayed)
- **dismay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dismay-vs-display)
- **displace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/displace-vs-display)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddisplay`, `dipslay`, `dislpay`, `dispaly`, `displayy`, `displlay`, `displya`, `dispplay`, `dissplay`, `dsiplay`, `idsplay`

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