disk

/dɪsk/

//dɪsk// noun

The verdict

“disk” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,505 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,505
frequency rank, Spanish
90,663
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Una placa delgada, plana y circular o un objeto similar.

Key facts for disk
PropertyValue
Headworddisk
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/dɪsk/
Letters4
Frequency rank#68,505
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “disk” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). disk lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

disk is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,505 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪsk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

disk doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is disk, spelled D-I-S-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    Una placa delgada, plana y circular o un objeto similar.
  2. 2
    Algo parecido a un disco.
  3. 3
    Un disco intervertebral.
  4. 4
    Un fonógrafo de vinilo/disco de gramófono.
  5. 5
    Elipsis de disco flexible (disquete - medio magnético extraíble) o de disco duro (almacenamiento digital persistente).
  6. 6
    Un disco, ya sea un CD-ROM, un CD de audio, un DVD o un medio de almacenamiento extraíble similar.
  7. 7
    Un tipo de grada; grada de discos. (botánica)
  8. 8
    Un agrandamiento en forma de anillo o copa del receptáculo de la flor o del ovario que produce néctar o, con menor frecuencia, los estambres.

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 "disk"?
"disk" is spelled D-I-S-K. The IPA pronunciation is /dɪsk/.
What does "disk" mean?
As a noun, "disk" means: Una placa delgada, plana y circular o un objeto similar.
How do you pronounce "disk"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "disk" is /dɪsk/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "disk" come from?
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Using “disk”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-S-K - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /dɪsk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list