dali

[ˈdalɪ]

/[ˈdalɪ]/ verb

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The verdict

“dali” is uncommon German (frequency #53,603 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,603
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Maskulinum belebt des Verbs dát

Corpus desk

Index DE-dali · dali · German

dali · rank #53,603 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,603
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dachstein

Nearest frequency peer: Dachstein (-1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „dali“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „dali“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dali
PropertyValue
Headworddali
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdalɪ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#53,603
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „dali“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.dalifällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dachstein“ (#53,602), „DDoS“ (#53,604), „degeneriert“ (#53,605). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „dali“ bei #53,603. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dali is uncommon German at frequency #53,603 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdalɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for dali, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is dali, spelled D-A-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Maskulinum belebt des Verbs dát
  2. 2
    Partizip Aktiv Maskulinum belebt Plural des Verbs dát

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dali"?
"dali" is spelled D-A-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdalɪ].
What does "dali" mean?
As a verb, "dali" means: 3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Maskulinum belebt des Verbs dát
How do you pronounce "dali"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dali" is [ˈdalɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dali" come from?
"dali" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "dali", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

DDoS#53,604cyan#53,600cosa#53,596dodo#53,614

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list