diskvsdizWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: disk is a noun, diz is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“disk” is a noun and “diz” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,980
“disk” frequency rank
#156
“diz” frequency rank
26136
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature disk diz
Definition disque terceira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo dizer

Letter map: disk vs diz

Shared letters muted; letters that set disk and diz apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.

4 ch
disk
3 ch
diz

Grammar separator: disk vs diz

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: disk is anoun and dizaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26136, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

disk is recorded at frequency rank #25,980, classified as anoun. diz is at rank #156, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈʤis/.

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 26136, this pair ranks #43,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of disk vs diz

Shared letters: di. Private to "disk": ks. Private to "diz": z.

"disk" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "diz" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • diskddisk · diks · diskk · dissk · dsik · idsk

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "disk" and "diz" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "disk" is a noun and "diz" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "disk" or "diz"?
"diz" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #156 in our Portuguese list, against #25,980 for "disk". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "disk" and "diz".

  • Full dictionary entry for "disk" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "diz" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "disk" and "diz" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "dink vs disk". 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 #43,059 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list