# DS

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #10,201

## Definitions
1. Initialism of double strength.
2. Initialism of Down syndrome.
3. Initialism of Douglas Score (point ranking for deer antlers).
4. Initialism of detective sergeant; a police rank used in Commonwealth countries.
5. Clipping of Nintendo DS.
6. Clipping of DS Automobiles.
7. Initialism of directing staff.
8. Initialism of disjunctive syllogism.
9. Initialism of dal segno.
10. Initialism of dear/darling son.
11. Alternative form of D/s.
12. Initialism of decision science.

## Easily confused with
- **DT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dt)
- **dw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dw)
- **Dx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dx)
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dv)
- **dy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dy)
- **due** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-due)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dvd)
- **duo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-duo)
- **dug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dug)
- **dye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dye)
- **dub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dub)
- **duh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-duh)
- **DUI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dui)
- **dun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dun)
- **dum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dum)
- **DSM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dsm)
- **dup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dup)
- **dud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dud)
- **DSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dsp)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ds-vs-dsl)

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