diversity
/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/noun
diversity is spelled D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, diversity means “The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of diversity is diversities.
How many letters and syllables are in diversity?
| Letters | 9: D-I-V-E-R-S-I-T-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 21 times per million words; the 4,153rd 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 diversity?
Diversity appears 21 times per million words in written English, the 4,153rd 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 diversity?
- /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
- /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
Diversity has 4 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). Recordings: En-uk-diversity.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of diversity
- diversities plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does diversity mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The quality of being diverse or different; a difference or unlikeness.
From this view of the case, my friends, I am driven irresistibly to the conclusion that diversity, dissimilarity, variety in all our local and domestic institutions, is the great safeguard of our liberties
- 2
A variety; diverse types or examples.
- 3
Equal-opportunity inclusion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate diversity?
Wiktionary records 3 abbreviations of diversity: DEI, DIE, EDI.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Diversity in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quality of being diverse; difference:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | diversité |
| German | Vielfältigkeit, Mannigfaltigkeit, Vielfalt, Diversität, Unterschiedlichkeit |
| Portuguese | diversidade |
| Spanish | diversidad |
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 diversity come from?
From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity. Displaced native Old English mislīcnes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).