diarrheic
/daɪəˈɹiːɪk/
"diarrheic" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“diarrheic” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having diarrhea; diarrheal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-diarrheic · diarrheic · English
diarrheic · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diarrheic |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /daɪəˈɹiːɪk/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “diarrheic” in English
Rare enough to double-check
diarrheic is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /daɪəˈɹiːɪk/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Having diarrhea; diarrheal.".
Zero misspellings are on record for diarrheic in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From diarrhea + -ic. The correct English form is diarrheic, spelled D-I-A-R-R-H-E-I-C.
Definition
- 1Having diarrhea; diarrheal.
Etymology
From diarrhea + -ic.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.