diarist
/ˈdaɪəɹɪst/
"diarist" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“diarist” is uncommon English (frequency #75,800 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,800
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Someone who keeps a diary.
Corpus desk
Index EN-diarist · diarist · English
diarist · rank #75,800 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,800
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH digitisation
Nearest frequency peer: digitisation (+1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “diarist”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Decima
Decima
24,209 corpus weight
- dewatering
dewatering
24,203 corpus weight
- diarist
diarist
24,201 corpus weight
- digitisation
digitisation
24,200 corpus weight
- digne
digne
24,199 corpus weight
- dispensable
dispensable
24,194 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “diarist” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diarist |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈdaɪəɹɪst/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #75,800 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “diarist” in English
Rare enough to double-check
diarist is uncommon English at frequency #75,800 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈdaɪəɹɪst/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Someone who keeps a diary.".
Zero misspellings are on record for diarist in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From diary + -ist. The correct English form is diarist, spelled D-I-A-R-I-S-T.
Definition
- 1Someone who keeps a diary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how diarist appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Two typical weeks (selected at random and separated by a long interval) are set out in the accompanying tables, and indicate the clear and concise method adopted by the diarist throughout his 42 working years.
Etymology
From diary + -ist.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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