dilution
/daɪˈljuːʃən/
"dilution" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dilution” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #26,400 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,400
- frequency rank, English
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The process of making something dilute.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dilution |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /daɪˈljuːʃən/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #26,400 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “dilution” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for dilution is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /daɪˈljuːʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,400 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for dilution, with forms such as "ddilution", "dillution", and "diltuion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "diction", "delusion", "deletion", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is dilution, spelled D-I-L-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The process of making something dilute.
- 2A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
- 3The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
- 4Ellipsis of share dilution.
- 5Ellipsis of trademark dilution.
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddilution,dillution,diltuion,diluiton,dilusion,dilutino,dilutionn,dilutoin,diluttion,diultion,dliution,idlution
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dilution - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “dilution”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-I-L-U-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /daɪˈljuːʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “diction” - see the side-by-side comparison. dilution vs diction
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.