How to pronounce “dilettante”
Say “dilettante” in 3 beats
dilettante
/ˌdɪləˈtɑnt/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ˌdɪlɪˈtanti/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- dɪdɪ
- lələ
- tɑnttɑntstress
- IPA (American)
- /ˌdɪləˈtɑnt/
- IPA (British)
- /ˌdɪlɪˈtanti/
- Also accepted
- /ˌdɪləˈtɑnti/
- Respelling
- dil-uh-TAHNT (UK dil-uh-TAN-tee)
- Syllables
- 3 — dɪ-lə-TⱭNT
- Stress
- Stress the third syllable: dɪ-lə-TⱭNT. “tɑnt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ˌdɪləˈtɑnt/
/ˌdɪlɪˈtanti/
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Also accepted
/ˌdɪləˈtɑnti/Where “dilettante” goes wrong
- Often heard
“DY-luh-tant”
the first vowel is the short i of dill, and the stress is on TAHNT
What “dilettante” means
- noun
an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge
- adjective
showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish
“his dilettantish efforts at painting”
Say it in a sentence
“He called himself a dilettante, but the work was serious.”“dilettante”, answered
How do you pronounce “dilettante”?
“dilettante” is pronounced /ˌdɪləˈtɑnt/ (dil-uh-TAHNT (UK dil-uh-TAN-tee)) in American English and /ˌdɪlɪˈtanti/ in British English, and /ˌdɪləˈtɑnti/ is also accepted — 3 syllables, stressed on “tɑnt”. Build it as dɪ-lə-TⱭNT, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “dilettante” have?
3: dɪ · lə · tɑnt. The beat lands on the third, “tɑnt”.
Is “dilettante” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˌdɪləˈtɑnt/ (dil-uh-TAHNT (UK dil-uh-TAN-tee)); British English says /ˌdɪlɪˈtanti/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “dilettante” mean?
As a noun: an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge For example: “He called himself a dilettante, but the work was serious.” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “dilettante”?
Stress the third syllable: dɪ-lə-TⱭNT. “tɑnt” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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