dilution

/daɪˈljuːʃən/

//daɪˈljuːʃən// noun

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"dilution" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“dilution” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,400. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,400
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of making something dilute.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dilution · dilution · English

dilution · rank #26,400 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,400
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH dissipated

Nearest frequency peer: dissipated (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “dilution”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “dilution” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

dilution vs diction
75% similar
dilution vs delusion
75% similar
dilution vs deletion
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for dilution
PropertyValue
Headworddilution
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/daɪˈljuːʃən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#26,400
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “dilution”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).dilutionlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “dissipated” (#26,401), “dexterity” (#26,398), “dolce” (#26,402). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dilution” is #26,400. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around dilution (IPA /daɪˈljuːʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,400 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

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

  1. 1
    The process of making something dilute.
  2. 2
    A solution that has had additional solvent, such as water, added to it into order to make it less concentrated.
  3. 3
    The process of bringing in unskilled workers to replace skilled ones, for example during wartime.
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of share dilution.
  5. 5
    Ellipsis of trademark dilution.

Antonyms

concentration

This word in other languages

dilution(Français)Verdünnung(Deutsch)diluição(Português)

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.

ddilution1dillution1diltuion2diluiton2dilusion1dilutino2dilutionn1dilutoin2
Edit distance from "dilution"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dilution"?
"dilution" is spelled D-I-L-U-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /daɪˈljuːʃən/.
What does "dilution" mean?
As a noun, "dilution" means: The process of making something dilute.
What words are commonly confused with "dilution"?
"dilution" is commonly confused with "diction", "delusion", "deletion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "dilution"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dilution" is /daɪˈljuːʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dilution" come from?
"dilution" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dilution", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ejection#26,406compress#26,377foothold#26,426Catalina#26,364

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

ghastly12 variantsgymnast12 variantsharrowing12 variantsbluntly12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list