# dilution

> English word · Noun · IPA /daɪˈljuːʃən/ · frequency rank #26,400

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

## Easily confused with
- **diction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/diction-vs-dilution)
- **delusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/delusion-vs-dilution)
- **deletion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deletion-vs-dilution)
- **dilation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dilation-vs-dilution)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ddilution`, `dillution`, `diltuion`, `diluiton`, `dilusion`, `dilutino`, `dilutionn`, `dilutoin`, `diluttion`, `diultion`, `dliution`, `idlution`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dilution