# Delete a speech dictionary by ID

```
DELETE 
/enhancements/speech/dictionaries/:id
```

A dictionary cannot be deleted while it is connected to an ingest that has an engine which is not stopped (409 `speech_dictionary_in_use`). Once deleted, the dictionary is automatically disconnected from all ingests that referenced it.

## Request

## Responses

**204**

Empty response

**409**

The speech dictionary is connected to one or more ingests with active engines