dilettieren
[dilɛˈtiːʁən]
The verdict
“dilettieren” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - ohne angemessene Ausbildung oder Fähigkeiten etwas tun
Corpus desk
Index DE-dilettieren · dilettieren · German
dilettieren · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | dilettieren |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dilɛˈtiːʁən] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „dilettieren“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
dilettieren is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dilɛˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ohne angemessene Ausbildung oder Fähigkeiten etwas tun".
Zero misspellings are on record for dilettieren in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is dilettieren, spelled D-I-L-E-T-T-I-E-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1ohne angemessene Ausbildung oder Fähigkeiten etwas tun
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dilettieren appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Ein Dilettant hat es geschrieben, | Und Dilettanten spielen's auch. | .. Mich dilettirt's den Vorhang aufzuziehn" (Faust I)
Paul war ein spielerischer Intellektueller, beredt und wandlungsfähig, und in seiner Jugend ein dilettierender Literat, wohingegen der pragmatische und reservierte Bruno den Dingen schwer ihren Lauf lassen konnte.
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.