diastasis
/daɪəˈsteɪsɪs/noun
diastasis is spelled D-I-A-S-T-A-S-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diastasis means “A separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diastasis?
| Letters | 9: D-I-A-S-T-A-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 diastasis?
Diastasis appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 diastasis?
- /daɪəˈsteɪsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diastasis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A separation between two parts, such as separation of a bone, without fracture.
- 2
The property of being diastatic, i.e. having germinated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diastasis come from?
From New Latin diastasis, from Ancient Greek διάστασις (diástasis, “separation, standing aloof”), from δια- (dia-) + στάσις (stásis, “standing”). Compare diastema.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).