disco
[ˈd̪isko]
The verdict
“disco” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,768 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #1,768
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 16
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Objeto plano y circular.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disco |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪isko] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #1,768 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 16 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “disco” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for disco is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪isko]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,768 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for disco, with forms such as "ddisco", "dicso", and "discco". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "divo", "dista", "diseño", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is disco, spelled D-I-S-C-O.
Definition
- 1Objeto plano y circular.
- 2Figura geométrica que representa un objeto tal.
- 3En especial, disco₁ en cuya superficie se han grabado datos acústicos o informáticos para ser reproducidos posteriormente.
- 4Disco₁ calado, con marcas para los diez dígitos decimales, utilizado en los teléfonos analógicos para indicar el número del abonado al que se desea contactar.
- 5Disco₁ arrojadizo empleado en ciertas pruebas de atletismo.
- 6Placa en forma de disco₁, cuya inscripción transmite instrucciones de circulación para regular el tráfico.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddisco,dicso,discco,disoc,dissco,dsico,idsco
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of disco - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “disco”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-C-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪isko] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “divo” - see the side-by-side comparison. disco vs divo
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.