diluir

/[d̪iˈlwiɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,772

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

diluir is aSpanishverb. It means: Poner una sustancia sólida en un líquido que separa o desune sus partes constituyentes. Pronounced [d̪iˈlwiɾ]. Often confused with diluye and diluvio.

Key facts for diluir
PropertyValue
Headworddiluir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[d̪iˈlwiɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,772
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of diluir in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for diluir is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [d̪iˈlwiɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,772 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for diluir, with forms such as "ddiluir", "diliur", and "dilluir". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "diluye", "diluvio", "diluido", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is diluir, spelled D-I-L-U-I-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Poner una sustancia sólida en un líquido que separa o desune sus partes constituyentes.
  2. 2
    Agregarle más líquido a una solución.
  3. 3
    Volver borrosos los contornos de algo.
  4. 4
    Debilitar, hacer perder fuerza.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddiluir,diliur,dilluir,diluirr,diluri,diulir,dliuir,idluir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for diluir

Misspelling Variants of "diluir"

ddiluir7diliur6dilluir7diluirr7diluri6diulir6dliuir6idluir6
Misspelling Variants of "diluir"

Frequency rank: #40,772 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "diluir"?
"diluir" is spelled D-I-L-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [d̪iˈlwiɾ].
What does "diluir" mean?
As a verb, "diluir" means: Poner una sustancia sólida en un líquido que separa o desune sus partes constituyentes.
What words are commonly confused with "diluir"?
"diluir" is commonly confused with "diluye", "diluvio", "diluido". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "diluir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "diluir" is [d̪iˈlwiɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "diluir" come from?
"diluir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.