# diploma

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈpləʊmə/ · frequency rank #10,195

## Definitions
1. A document issued by an educational institution testifying that the recipient has earned a degree or has successfully completed a particular course of study.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *dwóh₁
From Latin diplōma, from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “folded paper, license”), from διπλόω (diplóō, “I double, fold over”), from διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).

## Easily confused with
- **diplomat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diploma-vs-diplomat)
- **diplomacy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diploma-vs-diplomacy)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ddiploma`, `dilpoma`, `diplloma`, `diplmoa`, `diploam`, `diplomma`, `dipolma`, `dipploma`, `dpiloma`, `idploma`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/diploma