diabolique

\dja.bɔ.lik\

/\dja.bɔ.lik\/ adj

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The verdict

“diabolique” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #17,407. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,407
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui est relatif au diable, qui vient du diable, qui ressemble au diable.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diabolique · diabolique · French

diabolique · rank #17,407 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,407
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dialecte

Nearest frequency peer: dialecte (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « diabolique »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « diabolique » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

diabolique vs diaboliques
91% similar
diabolique vs diabétique
80% similar

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

Key facts for diabolique
PropertyValue
Headworddiabolique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\dja.bɔ.lik\
Letters10
Frequency rank#17,407
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « diabolique »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).diaboliquese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dialecte » (#17,408), « DD » (#17,405), « dissimulé » (#17,409). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « diabolique » est au #17,407. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around diabolique (IPA \dja.bɔ.lik\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #17,407 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for diabolique, with forms such as "daibolique", "ddiabolique", and "diabbolique". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "diaboliques", "diabétique", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is diabolique, spelled D-I-A-B-O-L-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui est relatif au diable, qui vient du diable, qui ressemble au diable.
  2. 2
    Qui est extrêmement méchant, pernicieux dans son genre.
  3. 3
    Qui cache ou comporte de grandes difficultés.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Jamais, peut-être, pareille orgie ne s'était déroulée à la face du ciel depuis les tristes âges du paganisme, et, si je n'avais été prévenu, je me serais cru transporté par un songe diabolique dans les sentines de Suburre, dans les lupanars de Capoue.
  2. Comment, avec une force numérique aussi faible, résister aux Indiens dont il voyait les diaboliques silhouettes se dessiner fantastiquement aux reflets sinistres de l’incendie ?

This word in other languages

diabolical(English)diabólico(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • daibolique
  • ddiabolique
  • diabbolique
  • diabloique
  • diaboilque
  • diaboliqeu
  • diaboliqque
  • diaboliuqe
  • diabollique
  • diabolqiue
  • diaoblique
  • dibaolique
  • idabolique

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diabolique - 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.

daibolique2ddiabolique1diabbolique1diabloique2diaboilque2diaboliqeu2diaboliqque1diaboliuqe2
Edit distance from "diabolique"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diabolique"?
"diabolique" is spelled D-I-A-B-O-L-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dja.bɔ.lik\.
What does "diabolique" mean?
As an adjective, "diabolique" means: Qui est relatif au diable, qui vient du diable, qui ressemble au diable.
What words are commonly confused with "diabolique"?
"diabolique" is commonly confused with "diaboliques", "diabétique". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diabolique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diabolique" is \dja.bɔ.lik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diabolique" come from?
"diabolique" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

décoratifs#17,412conteneurs#17,392combattent#17,383collégiens#17,381

Similar misspelling depth

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

critiquée13 variantsenquêteur13 variantsesplanade13 variantscicatrice13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list