diapason

\dja.pa.zɔ̃\

/\dja.pa.zɔ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“diapason” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,402. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,402
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Étendue des sons qu’une voix ou un instrument peut parcourir, depuis le ton le plus bas jusqu’au plus haut.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diapason · diapason · French

diapason · rank #27,402 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,402
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH desservant

Nearest frequency peer: desservant (-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 « diapason »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « diapason » 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
Key facts for diapason
PropertyValue
Headworddiapason
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dja.pa.zɔ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,402
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « diapason »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « desservant » (#27,401), « diaporama » (#27,403), « demanderais » (#27,400). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « diapason » est au #27,402. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around diapason (IPA \dja.pa.zɔ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,402 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for diapason, with forms such as "daipason", "ddiapason", and "diaapson". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is diapason, spelled D-I-A-P-A-S-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Étendue des sons qu’une voix ou un instrument peut parcourir, depuis le ton le plus bas jusqu’au plus haut.
  2. 2
    Instrument d’acier composé d’une tige aux branches en forme de U dont on se sert pour prendre le ton.
  3. 3
    Manière actuelle ou habituelle dont quelqu’un vit, agit, pense.
  4. 4
    Gabarit utilisé pour le tracé des hachures exprimant le relief.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cet air sort du diapason de la voix.
  2. Le frère dormait si tranquillement dans sa chambre, que l’orchestre de l’Opéra ne l’eût pas éveillé, et cependant le diapason de cet orchestre est célèbre !

Synonyms

tessiture

This word in other languages

pitch(English)diapasón(Español)Stimmgabel(Deutsch)diapasão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • daipason
  • ddiapason
  • diaapson
  • diapaosn
  • diapasno
  • diapasonn
  • diapasson
  • diappason
  • diapsaon
  • dipaason
  • idapason

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of diapason - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

daipason2ddiapason1diaapson2diapaosn2diapasno2diapasonn1diapasson1diappason1
Edit distance from "diapason"

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 "diapason"?
"diapason" is spelled D-I-A-P-A-S-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \dja.pa.zɔ̃\.
What does "diapason" mean?
As a noun, "diapason" means: Étendue des sons qu’une voix ou un instrument peut parcourir, depuis le ton le plus bas jusqu’au plus haut.
What are common misspellings of "diapason"?
Common misspellings include "daipason", "ddiapason", "diaapson", "diapaosn", "diapasno". The correct spelling is "diapason".
How do you pronounce "diapason"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diapason" is \dja.pa.zɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diapason" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list