diathermy
noun
diathermy is spelled D-I-A-T-H-E-R-M-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diathermy means “The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diathermy is diathermies.
How many letters and syllables are in diathermy?
| Letters | 9: D-I-A-T-H-E-R-M-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diathermy?
Diathermy appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 diathermy?
Diathermy has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of diathermy
- diathermies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diathermy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents; especially the therapeutic production of heat in tissues in order to form coagulation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diathermy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense generation of heat using high-frequency electromagnetic currents:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diathermie |
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 diathermy come from?
From dia- + therm + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).