diphthongal
diph·thong·al/dɪfˈθɔŋɡəl/adjective
diphthongal is spelled D-I-P-H-T-H-O-N-G-A-L: 11 letters and 3 syllables (diph·thong·al). It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, diphthongal means “Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diphthongal?
| Letters | 11: D-I-P-H-T-H-O-N-G-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: diph·thong·al |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 diphthongal?
Diphthongal appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 diphthongal?
- /dɪfˈθɔŋɡəl/
Diphthongal has 3 syllables, split diph·thong·al in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-diphthongal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does diphthongal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to or characterized by a diphthong.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diphthongal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | diptongal |
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 diphthongal come from?
From diphthong + -al.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).