disc and disk are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. disc means “sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove”. disk means “something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate”.
/ˈdɪsk/
1.n.sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove
2.n.something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
“the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky”
3.n.(computer science) a memory device consisting of a flat disk covered with a magnetic coating on which information is stored
/ˈdɪsk/
| disc | disk | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɪsk/ | /ˈdɪsk/ |
| Said | disk | disk |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 4 | 5 |
| How common | Familiar | Familiar |
| Synonyms | phonograph record, phonograph recording, record | disc, saucer |
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1.n.something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate
“the moon's disk hung in a cloudless sky”
2.n.a flat circular plate
3.n.sound recording consisting of a disk with a continuous groove; used to reproduce music by rotating while a phonograph needle tracks in the groove