dilatoire
\di.la.twaʁ\
The verdict
“dilatoire” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui tend à prolonger.
Corpus desk
Index FR-dilatoire · dilatoire · French
dilatoire · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | dilatoire |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \di.la.twaʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
dilatoire is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \di.la.twaʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
dilatoire doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is dilatoire, spelled D-I-L-A-T-O-I-R-E.
Definition
- 1Qui tend à prolonger.
- 2Qualifie un acte qui tend à retarder l’issue d’un procès ou l’adoption d’un texte de loi, ou encore à repousser un paiement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dilatoire appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Seulement, cinq ans plus tard, ce même projet était en souffrance au Sénat où une Commission, mettant en œuvre les procédés dilatoires trop souvent en honneur au Luxembourg, étudiait, réétudiait, approuvait, désapprouvait... atermoyait.
La Russie soutient les manœuvres dilatoires de Téhéran.
This word in other languages
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.