diam
/ˈdi.am/noun, interjection
diam is spelled D-I-A-M: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diam means “Clipping of diameter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diam is diams. or diams.
How many letters and syllables are in diam?
| Letters | 4: D-I-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is diam?
Diam appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 diam?
- /ˈdi.am/
- [tjɑm˦˨]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with diam?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as diam.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: amid, maid.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of diam
- diams. plural
- diams plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diam mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Clipping of diameter.
- 2
Clipping of diamond.
interjection
- 1
informalBe quiet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diam come from?
From diameter.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).