Dilettantin
[ˌdɪlɛˈtantɪn]
The verdict
“Dilettantin” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Liebhaberin von etwas ohne professionelle Kenntnisse (heute meist abwertend gebraucht)
Corpus desk
Index DE-dilettantin · Dilettantin · German
Dilettantin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dilettantin |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˌdɪlɛˈtantɪn] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Dilettantin“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Dilettantin is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˌdɪlɛˈtantɪn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Liebhaberin von etwas ohne professionelle Kenntnisse (heute meist abwertend gebraucht)".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Dilettantin in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 German form is Dilettantin, spelled D-I-L-E-T-T-A-N-T-I-N.
Definition
- 1Liebhaberin von etwas ohne professionelle Kenntnisse (heute meist abwertend gebraucht)
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Dilettantin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Sie ist auf diesem Gebiet eine Dilettantin.
„Sie ist keine Dilettantin, noch jung, zweiundzwanzig oder dreiundzwanzig, bestimmt unberührt – und diese Tatsache flößt mir Angst ein.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.