What context can I use each word in?
Learn when and how to use these words with these examples!
disc
Example
The pizza dough was shaped into a disc before being baked. [disc: noun]
Example
We had fun throwing the disc around at the park. [disc: noun]
Example
I burned all my old photos onto a disc for safekeeping. [disc: noun]
disk
Example
The computer's hard disk was almost full. [disk: noun]
Example
The floppy disk was a popular storage medium in the 1980s. [disk: noun]
Example
The disk drive made a whirring noise as it spun up. [disk: noun]
Good things to know
Which word is more common?
Disk is more commonly used than disc in American English, while disc is more commonly used in British English. However, both words are widely understood and interchangeable in most contexts.
Whatโs the difference in the tone of formality between disc and disk?
Neither disc nor disk is particularly formal or informal, and both can be used in a variety of settings without sounding out of place.
