diafragma

[d̪jaˈfɾaɣ̞ma]

/[d̪jaˈfɾaɣ̞ma]/ noun

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The verdict

“diafragma” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,731. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,731
frequency rank, Spanish
4,885
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Músculo que separa la cavidad torácica de la cavidad abdominal y que participa en la respiración.

Corpus desk

Index ES-diafragma · diafragma · Spanish

diafragma · rank #28,731 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,731
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,885
  • PHOTO-FINISH devastación

Nearest frequency peer: devastación (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “diafragma”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “diafragma” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

diafragma vs diagrama
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for diafragma
PropertyValue
Headworddiafragma
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[d̪jaˈfɾaɣ̞ma]
Letters9
Frequency rank#28,731
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “diafragma”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).diafragmacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “devastación” (#28,730), “diferenciado” (#28,732), “deudores” (#28,729). Entre 4,885 lemas con “D”, “diafragma” va en #28,731. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around diafragma (IPA [d̪jaˈfɾaɣ̞ma]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,731 among 4,885 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for diafragma, with forms such as "daifragma", "ddiafragma", and "diafargma". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "diagrama", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is diafragma, spelled D-I-A-F-R-A-G-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Músculo que separa la cavidad torácica de la cavidad abdominal y que participa en la respiración.
  2. 2
    Pieza móvil o de apertura graduable entre dos espacios o partes de un aparato, que recibe vibraciones, impulsos sonoros o gradúa la intensidad la luz, según sea el tipo de artefacto.
  3. 3
    Membrana delgada que separa espacios dentro de ciertos frutos.
  4. 4
    Dispositivo anticonceptivo que instala el médico en el útero de la mujer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how diafragma appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «a) Las que aparezcan bruscamente a raíz de un traumatismo violento sufrido en el trabajo y que ocasione rotura o desgarros de la pared abdominal o diafragma, y se acompañan con síndrome abdominal agudo y bien manifiesto […]».
  2. «Conforme la cantidad de gastricismo que haya, usamos el emético dos o tres veces, y cuando con él no logramos dominarla, prescribimos los purgantes suaves y los emeto-catárticos que completan la curación, calmando la angustia que produce la anhelación originada, porque el diafragma no puede hacer sus movimientos a causa de la repleción del estómago y del…

Synonyms

diafragma intrauterino

This word in other languages

diaphragm(English)diaphragme(Français)Zwerchfell(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • daifragma
  • ddiafragma
  • diafargma
  • diaffragma
  • diafragam
  • diafraggma
  • diafragmma
  • diaframga
  • diafrgama
  • diafrragma
  • diarfagma
  • difaragma
  • idafragma

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diafragma - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

daifragma2ddiafragma1diafargma2diaffragma1diafragam2diafraggma1diafragmma1diaframga2
Edit distance from "diafragma"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diafragma"?
"diafragma" is spelled D-I-A-F-R-A-G-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪jaˈfɾaɣ̞ma].
What does "diafragma" mean?
As a noun, "diafragma" means: Músculo que separa la cavidad torácica de la cavidad abdominal y que participa en la respiración.
What words are commonly confused with "diafragma"?
"diafragma" is commonly confused with "diagrama". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diafragma"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diafragma" is [d̪jaˈfɾaɣ̞ma]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diafragma" come from?
"diafragma" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "diafragma", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list