diversionary
/d(a)ɪˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/adjective
diversionary is spelled D-I-V-E-R-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, diversionary means “That serves as a diversion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in diversionary?
| Letters | 12: D-I-V-E-R-S-I-O-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,074th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is diversionary?
Diversionary appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,074th 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 diversionary?
- /d(a)ɪˈvɝʒəˌnɛɹi/
Diversionary has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of diversionary
- more diversionary comparative
- most diversionary superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diversionary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That serves as a diversion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does diversionary come from?
From diversion + -ary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).