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Diarrea or diarrhea?

Did you mean diarrhea? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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diarrea

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diarrhea

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Correct spelling: diarrhea. Misspelling: diarrea.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Double R and an H: dia-RRH-ea. Hard to spell, easy to remember once you know the RRH.

Why people write “diarrea”

The misspelling “diarrea” is only one letter off: it leaves out the silent H, a letter you barely hear when the word is spoken.

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make diarrhea automatic.

What does “diarrhea” mean?

diarrhea noun

  1. frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor

    Synonyms:diarrhoealooseness

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Diarrhea” in a sentence

  • Drink plenty of water if you have diarrhea.

Is “diarrhea” a playable word?

d 2i 1a 1r 1r 1h 4e 1a 1

12 points in Scrabble · 11 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“diarrea” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from DIARRHEA.

Diarrhea: quick answers

Is it diarrea or diarrhea?
The correct spelling is diarrhea. “diarrea” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists.
How can I remember how to spell diarrhea?
Double R and an H: dia-RRH-ea. Hard to spell, easy to remember once you know the RRH.
What does diarrhea mean?
Diarrhea means: frequent and watery bowel movements; can be a symptom of infection or food poisoning or colitis or a gastrointestinal tumor.