diacho

/ˈdja.ʃu/

//ˈdja.ʃu// intj

The verdict

“diacho” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #60,887 among 1,193 “D” headwords), classed as an interjection. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,887
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,193
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que diabo

Corpus desk

Index PT-diacho · diacho · Portuguese

diacho · rank #60,887 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,887
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,193
  • PHOTO-FINISH distopia

Nearest frequency peer: distopia (+7 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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “diacho”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “diacho” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for diacho
PropertyValue
Headworddiacho
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechInterjection
IPA/ˈdja.ʃu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#60,887
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “diacho” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).diachocai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “distopia” (#60,894), “desaforo” (#60,879), “divagar” (#60,896). Entre 1,193 lemas com “D”, “diacho” fica em #60,887. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

diacho is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #60,887 among 1,193 “D” headwords, classed as aninterjection, transcribed /ˈdja.ʃu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que diabo".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for diacho, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is diacho, spelled D-I-A-C-H-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que diabo

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diacho"?
"diacho" is spelled D-I-A-C-H-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈdja.ʃu/.
What does "diacho" mean?
As an interjection, "diacho" means: forma atenuada de, e o mesmo que diabo
How do you pronounce "diacho"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diacho" is /ˈdja.ʃu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diacho" come from?
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list