diabolo
/dɪˈæbələʊ/noun
diabolo is spelled D-I-A-B-O-L-O: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diabolo means “A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diabolo is diabolos.
How many letters and syllables are in diabolo?
| Letters | 7: D-I-A-B-O-L-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 121,279th 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 diabolo?
Diabolo appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 121,279th 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 diabolo?
- UK /dɪˈæbələʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-diabolo.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of diabolo
- diabolos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diabolo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A juggling apparatus consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string attached to handsticks.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diabolo in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense juggling apparatus:
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 diabolo come from?
Borrowed from French diabolo, from older diable (literally “devil”), fancifully altered after cognate Italian diavolo and/or their common source, Latin diabolus. First attested in the early 20th century. The Latin noun is from Ancient Greek διάβολος (diábolos, “devil”), itself derived from the verb διαβάλλω (diabállō, “to slander”, literally “to throw across”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).