dalli

[ˈdali]

/[ˈdali]/ adv

The verdict

“dalli” is uncommon German (frequency #64,168 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,168
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - schnell

Key facts for dalli
PropertyValue
Headworddalli
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdverb
IPA[ˈdali]
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,168
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dalli” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dalli lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dalli is uncommon German at frequency #64,168 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadverb, transcribed [ˈdali]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "schnell".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for dalli, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is dalli, spelled D-A-L-L-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    schnell

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This word in other languages

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 "dalli"?
"dalli" is spelled D-A-L-L-I. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdali].
What does "dalli" mean?
As an adverb, "dalli" means: schnell
How do you pronounce "dalli"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dalli" is [ˈdali]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "dalli" come from?
"dalli" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “dalli”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is D-A-L-L-I - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdali] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list