diapason
/daɪəˈpeɪzən/noun
diapason is spelled D-I-A-P-A-S-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diapason means “The musical octave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diapason is diapasons.
How many letters and syllables are in diapason?
| Letters | 8: D-I-A-P-A-S-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 diapason?
Diapason appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 diapason?
- /daɪəˈpeɪzən/
- /daɪəˈpeɪsən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-diapason.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of diapason
- diapasons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diapason mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The musical octave.
- 2
The range or scope of something, especially of notes in a scale, or of a particular musical instrument.
- 3
A tonal grouping of the flue pipes of a pipe organ.
- 4
One of the lowest strings on an archlute, theorbo, chitarrone, or similar bass lute-family instrument, usually unfrettable.
- 5
A harmonious outpouring of sound.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate diapason?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of diapason: diap..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diapason come from?
Borrowed from Latin diapason, from Ancient Greek διαπασῶν (diapasôn), that is διά (diá, “through”) + πασῶν (pasôn, “all”) (χορδῶν (khordôn, “notes”)), “through all (notes)”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).