diatribe
/ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/noun
diatribe is spelled D-I-A-T-R-I-B-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diatribe means “An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diatribe is diatribes.
How many letters and syllables are in diatribe?
| Letters | 8: D-I-A-T-R-I-B-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,230th 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 diatribe?
Diatribe appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,230th 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 diatribe?
- /ˈdaɪ.əˌtɹaɪb/
Diatribe has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-diatribe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of diatribe
- diatribes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diatribe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An abusive, bitter verbal or written attack, criticism or denunciation.
to throw a diatribe
- 2
A prolonged discourse; a long-winded speech.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diatribe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diatribe |
| German | gehässiger Angriff, Hetze, Hetzrede, Hetzschrift, Ausfall , Suada |
| Portuguese | diatribe |
| Spanish | diatriba |
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.