diletante
[d̪ileˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]
The verdict
“diletante” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se dedica a un arte o ciencia por diversión o interés ocasional, en vez de profesionalmente.
Corpus desk
Index ES-diletante · diletante · Spanish
diletante · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | diletante |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [d̪ileˈt̪ãn̪t̪e] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “diletante” en español
Rare enough to double-check
diletante is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [d̪ileˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for diletante in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is diletante, spelled D-I-L-E-T-A-N-T-E.
Definition
- 1Que se dedica a un arte o ciencia por diversión o interés ocasional, en vez de profesionalmente.
- 2Que posee un interés general pero superficial, en algún arte o área del conocimiento.
- 3Que no tiene otra ocupación que la recreación en el arte.
Synonyms
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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.