Which to use
“disco” is a noun and “dises” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,113
- “disco” frequency rank
- #20,115
- “dises” frequency rank
- 37228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | disco | dises |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Discothèque. Endroit où l’on va habituellement de nuit pour écouter de la musique et danser. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de dire. |
Where the eye mixes disco and dises
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between disco and dises
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: disco is \dis.ko\ while dises is \diz\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
disco is recorded at frequency rank #17,113, classified as anoun, pronounced \dis.ko\. dises is at rank #20,115, tagged as averb, pronounced \diz\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 37228, this pair ranks #263,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of disco vs dises
Shared letters: dis. Private to "disco": co. Private to "dises": e.
"disco" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "dises" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "disco" and "dises" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "disco" vs "dises" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "disco" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "dises" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #263,986 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "disco" and "dises" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "diez vs dises". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #263,986 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.