What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Diaeresis vs Diuresis - What's the difference?

diaeresis | diuresis |

As nouns the difference between diaeresis and diuresis

is that diaeresis is (orthography) a diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel letter (especially the second of two consecutive ones) indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in the english words while diuresis is (medicine) excessive production of urine; polyuria.

diaeresis

English

Alternative forms

* dieresis, diaresis (US); (obsolete)

Noun

(diaereses)
  • (orthography) A diacritic ( ¨ ) placed over a vowel letter (especially the second of two consecutive ones) indicating that it is sounded separately, usually forming a distinct syllable, as in the English words .
  • (linguistics, prosody) The separation of a vowel, often a diphthong, into two distinct syllables.
  • (prosody) A natural break in rhythm when a word ends at the end of a metrical foot, in a line of verse.

    • Usage notes

    * The umlaut is an often visually identical diacritic which alters the sound of a single vowel (as in German ). Properly speaking, the terms diaeresis'' and ''umlaut'' are not interchangeable, though speakers frequently use the term ''umlaut to refer to a diaeresis.

    Synonyms

    * , trema

    See also

    * umlaut ----

    diuresis

    English

    Noun

    (diureses)
  • (medicine) Excessive production of urine; polyuria.