diablerie

/diˈɑːbləɹi/

//diˈɑːbləɹi// noun

"diablerie" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“diablerie” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - witchcraft, sorcery

Corpus desk

Index EN-diablerie · diablerie · English

diablerie · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Key facts for diablerie
PropertyValue
Headworddiablerie
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/diˈɑːbləɹi/
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “diablerie” in English

diablerieranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

diablerie is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /diˈɑːbləɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "witchcraft, sorcery".

diablerie has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French diablerie. Doublet of devilry. The correct English form is diablerie, spelled D-I-A-B-L-E-R-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    witchcraft, sorcery

Etymology

Borrowed from French diablerie. Doublet of devilry.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diablerie"?
"diablerie" is spelled D-I-A-B-L-E-R-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is /diˈɑːbləɹi/.
What does "diablerie" mean?
As a noun, "diablerie" means: witchcraft, sorcery
How do you pronounce "diablerie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diablerie" is /diˈɑːbləɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "diablerie"?
Borrowed from French diablerie. Doublet of devilry. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list