daly

[ˈdalɪ]

/[ˈdalɪ]/ verb

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The verdict

“daly” is uncommon German (frequency #79,038 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,038
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Maskulinum unbelebt des Verbs dát

Key facts for daly
PropertyValue
Headworddaly
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈdalɪ]
Letters4
Frequency rank#79,038
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “daly” 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). daly 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

daly is uncommon German at frequency #79,038 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈdalɪ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for daly in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is daly, spelled D-A-L-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Maskulinum unbelebt des Verbs dát
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Femininum des Verbs dát
  3. 3
    Partizip Aktiv Maskulinum unbelebt Plural des Verbs dát
  4. 4
    Partizip Aktiv Femininum 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 "daly"?
"daly" is spelled D-A-L-Y. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdalɪ].
What does "daly" mean?
As a verb, "daly" means: 3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Maskulinum unbelebt des Verbs dát
How do you pronounce "daly"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "daly" is [ˈdalɪ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "daly" come from?
"daly" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “daly”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-A-L-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈdalɪ] (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