dilapider

\di.la.pi.de\

/\di.la.pi.de\/ verb

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The verdict

“dilapider” is uncommon French (frequency #60,703 among 5,307 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,703
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dépenser avec excès et avec désordre, gaspiller.

Corpus desk

Index FR-dilapider · dilapider · French

dilapider · rank #60,703 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #60,703
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH dic

Nearest frequency peer: dic (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « dilapider »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « dilapider » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dilapider
PropertyValue
Headworddilapider
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\di.la.pi.de\
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,703
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dilapider » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).dilapidertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Voisins rares de la même bande: « dic » (#60,702), « dinar » (#60,705), « dissonances » (#60,706). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « dilapider » est au #60,703. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dilapider is uncommon French at frequency #60,703 among 5,307 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \di.la.pi.de\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for dilapider in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is dilapider, spelled D-I-L-A-P-I-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dépenser avec excès et avec désordre, gaspiller.
  2. 2
    Dépenser malhonnêtement le bien d’autrui.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how dilapider appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ce jeune homme a dilapidé sa fortune.
  2. Les doigts aux lèvres, elles ont des trésors de tendresse qu’elles dilapident royalement. Pour les baisers, ne sont-elles pas toutes milliardaires ?

This word in other languages

squander(English)despilfarrar(Español)verschleudern(Deutsch)

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dilapider"?
"dilapider" is spelled D-I-L-A-P-I-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \di.la.pi.de\.
What does "dilapider" mean?
As a verb, "dilapider" means: Dépenser avec excès et avec désordre, gaspiller.
How do you pronounce "dilapider"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dilapider" is \di.la.pi.de\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dilapider" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list