dia- vs dis-

dia-

prefix
  • between 

  • through, across 

dis-

prefix
  • against 

  • incorrect 

  • Used as an intensifier of words with negative valence. 

  • not 

  • to fail (to) 

  • reversal or removal 

How often have the words dia- and dis- occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )