# diary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdaɪ.ə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #6,129

## Definitions
1. A daily log of experiences, especially those of the writer.
2. A personal organizer or appointment diary.

## Etymology
From Latin diārium (“a daily allowance for soldiers, in Late Latin also ‘diary’”), neuter of *diārius, from diēs (“a day”) (whence also journal). Cognate with Spanish diario (“daily; diary”).

## Easily confused with
- **dry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dry)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-diy)
- **dirt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dirt)
- **dire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dire)
- **Diaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-diaz)
- **dirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dirk)
- **dory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dory)
- **dias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dias)
- **dirty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dirty)
- **dwarf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dwarf)
- **dizzy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dizzy)
- **dowry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dowry)
- **diddy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-diddy)
- **drury** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-drury)
- **dingy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dingy)
- **Digby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-digby)
- **dimly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dimly)
- **Dicky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dicky)
- **dicey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dicey)
- **dilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diary-vs-dilly)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ddiary`, `diarry`, `diaryy`, `diayr`, `diray`, `idary`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/diary