dilettantisme
\di.lɛ.tɑ̃.tism\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | dilettantisme |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \di.lɛ.tɑ̃.tism\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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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
- 1Caractère ou manière d’être de celui qui est dilettante, qui n’est pas professionnel.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how dilettantisme appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
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.