dilettantisme

\di.lɛ.tɑ̃.tism\

/\di.lɛ.tɑ̃.tism\/ noun

The verdict

“dilettantisme” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Caractère ou manière d’être de celui qui est dilettante, qui n’est pas professionnel.

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Index FR-dilettantisme · dilettantisme · French

dilettantisme · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 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.

Key facts for dilettantisme
PropertyValue
Headworddilettantisme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\di.lɛ.tɑ̃.tism\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « dilettantisme » en français

dilettantismereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dilettantisme is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \di.lɛ.tɑ̃.tism\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Caractère ou manière d’être de celui qui est dilettante, qui n’est pas professionnel.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for dilettantisme, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is dilettantisme, spelled D-I-L-E-T-T-A-N-T-I-S-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Caractère ou manière d’être de celui qui est dilettante, qui n’est pas professionnel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il va de soi que cette capacité d'écrire sur des sujets aussi différents lui valut son lot de critiques : on lui reprocha ainsi de ne pas connaître suffisamment les sciences sur lesquelles il écrivait et, en fin de compte, de faire preuve de dilettantisme.
  2. Elle n'était pas amoureuse, mais elle aimait paraître avec le bel Italien qui exhibait sa fortune de manière un peu ostentatoire et démontrait un dilettantisme ajoutant à son charme.

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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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dilettantisme"?
"dilettantisme" is spelled D-I-L-E-T-T-A-N-T-I-S-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \di.lɛ.tɑ̃.tism\.
What does "dilettantisme" mean?
As a noun, "dilettantisme" means: Caractère ou manière d’être de celui qui est dilettante, qui n’est pas professionnel.
How do you pronounce "dilettantisme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dilettantisme" is \di.lɛ.tɑ̃.tism\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dilettantisme" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list