Delaware

[ˈdɛləˌvɛːɐ̯]

/[ˈdɛləˌvɛːɐ̯]/ name

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The verdict

“Delaware” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,576. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,576
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Bundesstaat an der Ostküste der USA

Corpus desk

Index DE-delaware · Delaware · German

Delaware · rank #49,576 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,576
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH deklarieren

Nearest frequency peer: deklarieren (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Delaware“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Delaware“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Delaware
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelaware
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈdɛləˌvɛːɐ̯]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,576
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Delaware“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Delawareliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „deklarieren“ (#49,575), „delegieren“ (#49,577), „degree“ (#49,574). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Delaware“ bei #49,576. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Delaware (IPA [ˈdɛləˌvɛːɐ̯]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,576 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Bundesstaat an der Ostküste der USA".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Delaware, with forms such as "ddelaware", "dealware", and "delaawre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Delaware, spelled D-E-L-A-W-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Bundesstaat an der Ostküste der USA

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Delaware appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Delaware sagte sich als eine von dreizehn Kolonien von den britischen Machthabern los und schloss sich der Amerikanischen Unabhängigkeitsbewegung an.“
  2. Der kleine Staat Delaware ist bekannt für sein liberales Unternehmensrecht.

Synonyms

First State

This word in other languages

Delaware(English)Delaware(Español)Delaware(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelaware
  • dealware
  • delaawre
  • delawaer
  • delawarre
  • delawrae
  • delawware
  • dellaware
  • delwaare
  • dleaware
  • edlaware

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Delaware - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddelaware1dealware2delaawre2delawaer2delawarre1delawrae2delawware1dellaware1
Edit distance from "Delaware"

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 "Delaware"?
"Delaware" is spelled D-E-L-A-W-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈdɛləˌvɛːɐ̯].
What does "Delaware" mean?
As a proper noun, "Delaware" means: Bundesstaat an der Ostküste der USA
What are common misspellings of "Delaware"?
Common misspellings include "ddelaware", "dealware", "delaawre", "delawaer", "delawarre". The correct spelling is "Delaware".
How do you pronounce "Delaware"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delaware" is [ˈdɛləˌvɛːɐ̯]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delaware" come from?
"Delaware" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Delirium#49,578channels#49,555Dörfchen#49,600Bordelle#49,531

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Blocher11 variantsergiebig11 variantsErwerbs11 variantsBedburg11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list