diastase

\dja.staz\

/\dja.staz\/ noun

The verdict

“diastase” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Écartement, séparation de deux os qui étaient contigus, et particulièrement du tibia et du péroné, du cubitus et du radius.

Corpus desk

Index FR-diastase · diastase · French

diastase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for diastase
PropertyValue
Headworddiastase
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\dja.staz\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « diastase » en français

diastasesiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diastase is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dja.staz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for diastase, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is diastase, spelled D-I-A-S-T-A-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Écartement, séparation de deux os qui étaient contigus, et particulièrement du tibia et du péroné, du cubitus et du radius.
  2. 2
    Synonyme de enzyme

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Des insectes végétariens, tels que les Melonlonthiens n’ont pas de trace de lipase, alors que les Dytiques, les Carabes, ont une diastase lipasique très abondante.
  2. Nulle image qui ne fût bientôt, comestible, nul raisonnement, qui ne cheminât irrésistiblement vers la conclusion appétissante ; tendres souvenirs, noble courroux, projets éthérés, sublimes élans, chimères, hippogriffes et pégases, tout s’en allait au fil des diastases.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diastase"?
"diastase" is spelled D-I-A-S-T-A-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \dja.staz\.
What does "diastase" mean?
As a noun, "diastase" means: Écartement, séparation de deux os qui étaient contigus, et particulièrement du tibia et du péroné, du cubitus et du radius.
How do you pronounce "diastase"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diastase" is \dja.staz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diastase" come from?
"diastase" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list