diarrheal
adjective
diarrheal is spelled D-I-A-R-R-H-E-A-L: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, diarrheal means “That causes, or is associated with diarrhea” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diarrheal?
| Letters | 9: D-I-A-R-R-H-E-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 diarrheal?
Diarrheal appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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).
Forms of diarrheal
- more diarrheal comparative
- most diarrheal superlative
- diarrhoeal
- diarrhœal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diarrheal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That causes, or is associated with diarrhea.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diarrheal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense causing or associated with diarrhea:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diarrhéique |
| Portuguese | diarréico |
| Spanish | diarreico |
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 diarrheal come from?
From diarrhea + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).