Tier five of five
How to spell diaphragm
What it means
the muscle below the lungs
How it sounds
/ˈdaɪəˌfræm/
Why it catches people out
Silent g before the m, exactly as in paradigm.
The spellings people reach for
- diaphram
- diafram
- diapragm
In a sentence
Singers are taught to breathe from the diaphragm.