diabatic
adjective
diabatic is spelled D-I-A-B-A-T-I-C: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, diabatic means “Involving the gain or loss of heat (and thus a change in entropy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diabatic?
| Letters | 8: D-I-A-B-A-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diabatic?
Diabatic appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does diabatic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Involving the gain or loss of heat (and thus a change in entropy).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diabatic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that involves the gain or loss of heat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | diabático |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does diabatic come from?
From Ancient Greek διαβαίνω (diabaínō, “to pass through”). Doublet of diabetic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).