diehard
/ˈdaɪ.hɑɹd/adjective, noun
diehard is spelled D-I-E-H-A-R-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, diehard means “Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diehard?
| Letters | 7: D-I-E-H-A-R-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 diehard?
Diehard appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 diehard?
- US /ˈdaɪ.hɑɹd/
- UK /ˈdaɪ.hɑːd/
Diehard has 2 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: En-ca-diehard.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with diehard
Also written: die-hard (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with diehard?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as diehard from its last stressed vowel (/aɪhɑɹd/):
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 diehard
- more diehard comparative
- most diehard superlative
- die-hard
- diehards plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diehard mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Unreasonably or stubbornly resisting change.
- 2
Fanatically opposing progress or reform.
- 3
Complete; having no opposite opinion of anything in a particular topic of one's values; thorough of in one's beliefs.
For a Roman Catholic teacher, he sure is a diehard fundamentalist.
- 4
Strongly or fanatically determined or devoted.
noun
- 1
A person with such an attitude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diehard in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | inflexible, inébranlable, irréductible, entier , réactionnaire, réac |
| German | eingefleischt, hartgesotten |
| Spanish | empedernido |
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 diehard come from?
Deverbal from die hard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).