diéresis
[ˈd̪jeɾesis]
The verdict
“diéresis” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #88,772 among 90,663 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #88,772
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 90,663
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Signo gráfico compuesto por dos puntos colocados horizontalmente a la misma altura y escritos sobre una vocal para indicar una alteración en su pronunciación. En castellano se emplean principalment...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diéresis |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈd̪jeɾesis] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #88,772 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diéresis” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
diéresis is uncommon Spanish at frequency #88,772 among 90,663 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈd̪jeɾesis]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
diéresis doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is diéresis, spelled D-I-É-R-E-S-I-S.
Definition
- 1Signo gráfico compuesto por dos puntos colocados horizontalmente a la misma altura y escritos sobre una vocal para indicar una alteración en su pronunciación. En castellano se emplean principalmente sobre la letra u entre g y e o i para indicar que la misma debe pronunciarse con su sonido habitual y no ser muda, como lo es en general en esa posición: pingüino, agüero. Es arcaizante su empleo en poesía para indicar que una secuencia que forma normalmente diptongo debe pronunciarse separadamente. En otros idiomas, como el francés, este último uso es corriente y normal. En otras lenguas el mismo signo, denominado en ese caso umlaut, señala que la vocal representa un fonema distinto, como en el alemán o el alfabeto unificado del mapudungun.
- 2Pronunciación de forma separada de una secuencia que forma normalmente diptongo, por razones métricas, de énfasis o propias de una variedad lingüística.
- 3Corte o pausa entre dos pies en los versos griegos.
- 4Operación quirúrgica destinada a dividir un tejido.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “diéresis”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-É-R-E-S-I-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈd̪jeɾesis] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.