diddums
/ˈdɪdəmz/interjection
diddums is spelled D-I-D-D-U-M-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, diddums means “A term of commiseration to a child who has suffered a mildly painful situation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diddums?
| Letters | 7: D-I-D-D-U-M-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 diddums?
Diddums appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 diddums?
- UK /ˈdɪdəmz/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of diddums
- poor diddums
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diddums mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
UKA term of commiseration to a child who has suffered a mildly painful situation.
- 2
A sarcastic commiseration to somebody seen to be complaining too much about hurt feelings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diddums come from?
Contraction of did 'em (they) do something (to you)?.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).