# diva

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdiː.və/ · frequency rank #16,693

## Definitions
1. Any female celebrity, usually a well known singer or actress.
2. A person with an inflated sense of self, who has high expectations of others, and who is extremely demanding and fussy when it comes to personal privileges.
3. A person who slays in a confident and feminine manner.

## Etymology
From Italian diva (“diva, goddess”), from Latin dīva (“goddess”), female of dīvus (“divine, divine one; notably a deified mortal”), from Old Latin deivā, from Proto-Italic *deiwā (“goddess”), feminine of *deiwos (“god”), from Proto-Indo-European *deywós (“god”).

## Easily confused with
- **DV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dv)
- **DNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dna)
- **DVD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dvd)
- **DIY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-diy)
- **DMV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dmv)
- **Dix** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dix)
- **DOA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-doa)
- **DMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dma)
- **dua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dua)
- **DSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dsa)
- **dive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dive)
- **dove** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dove)
- **Dora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dora)
- **Doha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-doha)
- **duma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-duma)
- **dona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dona)
- **DotA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dota)
- **DMCA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dmca)
- **dura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-dura)
- **drive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diva-vs-drive)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ddiva`, `diav`, `divva`, `dvia`, `idva`

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