diathesis
/daɪˈæθəsɪs/noun
diathesis is spelled D-I-A-T-H-E-S-I-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diathesis means “A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diathesis is diatheses.
How many letters and syllables are in diathesis?
| Letters | 9: D-I-A-T-H-E-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is diathesis?
Diathesis appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st 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 diathesis?
- UK /daɪˈaθəsɪs/
- US /daɪˈæθəsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-diathesis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with diathesis?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as diathesis from its last stressed vowel (/æθəsɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of diathesis
- diatheses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diathesis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hereditary or constitutional predisposition to a disease or other disorder.
- 2
Voice (active or passive).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diathesis come from?
Borrowed from New Latin diathesis, from Ancient Greek διάθεσις (diáthesis, “state, condition”), from διατίθημι (diatíthēmi, “to arrange”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).