# diagnoses vs diagnosis

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### diagnoses
*noun · IPA /daɪəɡˈnəʊsiz/ · frequency rank #21,183*
plural of diagnosis

### diagnosis
*noun · IPA /daɪəɡˈnəʊsɪs/ · frequency rank #5,121*
The process of, or an instance of, identification of the nature and cause of a medical condition or illness.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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