Diastema mediale

[ˈdi̯aːstema medˈi̯aːle]

/[ˈdi̯aːstema medˈi̯aːle]/ noun

The verdict

“Diastema mediale” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
16
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Zahnlücke zwischen den vorderen mittleren Schneidezähnen, die nicht durch einen Zahnverlust bedingt ist

Key facts for Diastema mediale
PropertyValue
HeadwordDiastema mediale
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈdi̯aːstema medˈi̯aːle]
Letters16
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Diastema mediale” sits in German frequency

Diastema mediale falls outside the top-100,000 ranked German words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Diastema mediale is 16 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈdi̯aːstema medˈi̯aːle]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Zahnlücke zwischen den vorderen mittleren Schneidezähnen, die nicht durch einen Zahnverlust bedingt ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Diastema mediale in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Diastema mediale, spelled D-I-A-S-T-E-M-A- -M-E-D-I-A-L-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Zahnlücke zwischen den vorderen mittleren Schneidezähnen, die nicht durch einen Zahnverlust bedingt ist

Synonyms

DiastemaTremaFrontzahnlückeMargo interalveolaris

Antonyms

Engstand

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Diastema mediale"?
"Diastema mediale" is spelled D-I-A-S-T-E-M-A- -M-E-D-I-A-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdi̯aːstema medˈi̯aːle].
What does "Diastema mediale" mean?
As a noun, "Diastema mediale" means: Zahnlücke zwischen den vorderen mittleren Schneidezähnen, die nicht durch einen Zahnverlust bedingt ist
How do you pronounce "Diastema mediale"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Diastema mediale" is [ˈdi̯aːstema medˈi̯aːle]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Diastema mediale" come from?
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Using “Diastema mediale”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-I-A-S-T-E-M-A- -M-E-D-I-A-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdi̯aːstema medˈi̯aːle] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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