delete

[dɪˈliːt]

/[dɪˈliːt]/ verb

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The verdict

“delete” is uncommon German (frequency #75,521 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,521
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ausradieren, (aus)/(weg)streichen

Corpus desk

Index DE-delete · delete · German

delete · rank #75,521 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,521
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH dejan

Nearest frequency peer: dejan (-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 „delete“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for delete
PropertyValue
Headworddelete
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɪˈliːt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#75,521
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „delete“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).deletefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „dejan“ (#75,520), „Delft“ (#75,522), „dazugehörenden“ (#75,518). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „delete“ bei #75,521. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

delete is uncommon German at frequency #75,521 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [dɪˈliːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

delete doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is delete, spelled D-E-L-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    ausradieren, (aus)/(weg)streichen
  2. 2
    löschen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The official deleted all the names from the list.
  2. The program deleted the record from the database table, which made the bug visible.

Synonyms

eraseremove

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 "delete"?
"delete" is spelled D-E-L-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪˈliːt].
What does "delete" mean?
As a verb, "delete" means: ausradieren, (aus)/(weg)streichen
How do you pronounce "delete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delete" is [dɪˈliːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delete" come from?
"delete" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

crimes#75,512dinamo#75,531Coupés#75,510Cohens#75,501

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list