diglosia
[d̪iˈɣ̞losja]
The verdict
“diglosia” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Situación de convivencia de dos variedades lingüísticas emparentadas entre sí en el seno de una misma población o territorio, donde uno de los idiomas tiene un dominio o preferencia (como lengua de...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diglosia |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [d̪iˈɣ̞losja] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “diglosia” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
diglosia is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [d̪iˈɣ̞losja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Situación de convivencia de dos variedades lingüísticas emparentadas entre sí en el seno de una misma población o territorio, donde uno de los idiomas tiene un dominio o preferencia (como lengua de...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for diglosia, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is diglosia, spelled D-I-G-L-O-S-I-A.
Definition
- 1Situación de convivencia de dos variedades lingüísticas emparentadas entre sí en el seno de una misma población o territorio, donde uno de los idiomas tiene un dominio o preferencia (como lengua de cultura, de prestigio o de uso oficial) frente a otro, que es relegado a las situaciones de la oralidad, la vida familiar y el folclore.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “diglosia”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is D-I-G-L-O-S-I-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [d̪iˈɣ̞losja] (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
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.