diablo

/[ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#3,114

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

diablo is aSpanishnoun. It means: Entidad sobrenatural que, según algunas religiones, tienta a los humanos a cometer el mal. Pronounced [ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]. It ranks #3,114 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with dial and dobló.

Key facts for diablo
PropertyValue
Headworddiablo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,114
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of diablo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for diablo is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]. Corpus data places it at rank #3,114 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for diablo, with forms such as "daiblo", "ddiablo", and "diabblo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "dial", "dobló", "diario", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is diablo, spelled D-I-A-B-L-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Entidad sobrenatural que, según algunas religiones, tienta a los humanos a cometer el mal.
  2. 2
    Dispositivo para el cardado de las fibras naturales.
  3. 3
    Empalme para robar corriente eléctrica del cableado público.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: daiblo,ddiablo,diabblo,diabllo,diabol,dialbo,diavlo,dibalo,idablo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for diablo

Misspelling Variants of "diablo"

daiblo6ddiablo7diabblo7diabllo7diabol6dialbo6diavlo6dibalo6
Misspelling Variants of "diablo"

Frequency rank: #3,114 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diablo"?
"diablo" is spelled D-I-A-B-L-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈd̪jaβ̞lo].
What does "diablo" mean?
As a noun, "diablo" means: Entidad sobrenatural que, según algunas religiones, tienta a los humanos a cometer el mal.
What words are commonly confused with "diablo"?
"diablo" is commonly confused with "dial", "dobló", "diario". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diablo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diablo" is [ˈd̪jaβ̞lo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diablo" come from?
"diablo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.