# diuretic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /daɪ(j)əˈɹɛtɪk/ · frequency rank #46,424

## Definitions
1. Increasing the amount or frequency of urination.

## Etymology
From Middle English diuretyk, from Old French diuretique; ultimately from Ancient Greek διουρητικός (diourētikós). By surface analysis, diuresis + -etic.

## Easily confused with
- **diabetic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diabetic-vs-diuretic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddiuretic`, `diruetic`, `diuertic`, `diureitc`, `diuretci`, `diureticc`, `diurettic`, `diurretic`, `diurteic`, `duiretic`, `iduretic`

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