diablo
noun, adjective
diablo is spelled D-I-A-B-L-O: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diablo means “The Devil or a devil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diablo is diablos.
How many letters and syllables are in diablo?
| Letters | 6: D-I-A-B-L-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diablo?
Diablo appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st 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).
How do you pronounce diablo?
- US
Diablo has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-diablo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of diablo
- diablos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diablo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USThe Devil or a devil.
adjective
- 1
Synonym of diable (“flavored with hot spices/sauces”).
a diablo pizza
noun
- 1
A sports car made by the Italian manufacturer Lamborghini.
- 2
A Diablo wind.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diablo come from?
Borrowed from Spanish diablo (“devil”). Doublet of diabolo, devil, diable, and diabolus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).