diérèse
\dje.ʁɛz\
The verdict
“diérèse” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Division d’une diphtongue en deux syllabes, le fait que deux voyelles consécutives se prononcent séparément.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dierese · diérèse · French
diérèse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | diérèse |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \dje.ʁɛz\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « diérèse » en français
Rare enough to double-check
diérèse is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \dje.ʁɛz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
diérèse doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. 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.
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 French form is diérèse, spelled D-I-É-R-È-S-E.
Definition
- 1Division d’une diphtongue en deux syllabes, le fait que deux voyelles consécutives se prononcent séparément.
- 2Opération qui consiste à diviser, à dilater ou à séparer des parties dont le rapprochement, l’union ou la continuité sont nuisibles.
- 3Procédure dichotomique qui enrichit la compréhension d’un concept en en diminuant l’extension : A se divise en B et non-B ; schématisée dans l’arbre de Porphyre.
- 4Division rythmique du temps
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how diérèse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le mot diérèse peut se prononcer en trois syllabes par diérèse, ou en deux par synérèse. Quant au mot « synérèse », impossible de le prononcer par diérèse.
Le mot sanglier se prononce maintenant en trois syllabes par diérèse.
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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.