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“Disk” or “Disc”

Disk is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while disc is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 2 prefer “disk” and 9 prefer “disc”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country disk disc Preference
United States 35 65 “disc”
United Kingdom 34 66 “disc”
India 61 39 “disk”
Philippines 54 46 “disk”
Canada 42 58 “disc”
Australia 37 63 “disc”
Liberia 44 56 “disc”
Ireland 31 69 “disc”
New Zealand 40 60 “disc”
Jamaica 46 54 “disc”
Trinidad & Tobago 44 56 “disc”
Guyana 50 50 No clear preference
Usage

Examples in context

Real sentences for each spelling. Hover an example to copy it.

“disk”

  • …white dwarf containing a debris disk with two components.
  • / Acquiring the jade disk of Mr. Gua [咼氏之璧] does…
  • …or fully open, causing the disk to compress the top washer…
  • "Fixed Link" (1986) - flexi disk, split with Soil
  • Virtual Hard Disk format was initially used only…
  • A "cold" outer disk with a temperature of 20…
  • The Windows Disk Manager in Windows Vista and…
  • …enclosed was a 2-sided flexi disk: side one produced by Peter…
  • The disk controller required Extended Color BASIC…
  • …and 4 terabytes of local disk space.

“disc”

  • …inside are missing from the disc they are stated to be
  • …earning Preston his first gold disc.
  • …and including the retina, optic disc, macula and fovea, and posterior
  • …and a half as a disc jockey at CKMR Radio in…
  • A retail disc containing three of the Arcade…
  • Pat Sharp — disc jockey and television presenter
  • The Blu-ray Disc Association did not agree to…
  • …track and four-pot front brake disc calipers (the latter two of…
  • Disc nine: Wrecking Everything
  • …snout ending in a cartilaginous disc, and eyes that are small…

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