disco

[ˈd̪isko]

/[ˈd̪isko]/ noun

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The verdict

“disco” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,768. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,768
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Objeto plano y circular.

Corpus desk

Index ES-disco · disco · Spanish

disco · rank #1,768 · 7 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,768
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH deporte

Nearest frequency peer: deporte (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “disco”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “disco” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

disco vs divo
60% similar
disco vs dista
60% similar
disco vs diseño
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for disco
PropertyValue
Headworddisco
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪isko]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,768
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Dónde se sitúa “disco” en la frecuencia del español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).discocae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “deporte” (#1,767), “entrega” (#1,769), “delito” (#1,766). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around disco (IPA [ˈd̪isko]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,768 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    Objeto plano y circular.
  2. 2
    Figura geométrica que representa un objeto tal.
  3. 3
    En especial, disco₁ en cuya superficie se han grabado datos acústicos o informáticos para ser reproducidos posteriormente.
  4. 4
    Disco₁ calado, con marcas para los diez dígitos decimales, utilizado en los teléfonos analógicos para indicar el número del abonado al que se desea contactar.
  5. 5
    Disco₁ arrojadizo empleado en ciertas pruebas de atletismo.
  6. 6
    Placa en forma de disco₁, cuya inscripción transmite instrucciones de circulación para regular el tráfico.

This word in other languages

disk(English)disque(Français)Platte(Deutsch)disco(Português)

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.

ddisco1dicso2discco1disoc2dissco1dsico2idsco2
Edit distance from "disco"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "disco"?
"disco" is spelled D-I-S-C-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪isko].
What does "disco" mean?
As a noun, "disco" means: Objeto plano y circular.
What words are commonly confused with "disco"?
"disco" is commonly confused with "divo", "dista", "diseño". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "disco"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disco" is [ˈd̪isko]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disco" come from?
"disco" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "disco", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

etapa#1,771costo#1,763avión#1,757ponen#1,744

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

llegan7 variantsaquella7 variantsdejan7 variantsItalia7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list