diluvial
/daɪˈluːvi.əl/adjective
diluvial is spelled D-I-L-U-V-I-A-L: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, diluvial means “Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diluvial?
| Letters | 8: D-I-L-U-V-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 diluvial?
Diluvial appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 diluvial?
- /daɪˈluːvi.əl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diluvial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to or produced by a flood or deluge.
- 2
Pertaining to Noah's Flood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diluvial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Relating to a flood:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diluvien |
| German | sintflutartig |
| Portuguese | diluvial |
| Spanish | diluvial |
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 diluvial come from?
Borrowed from Late Latin dīluviālis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).