Delft

[dɛlft]

/[dɛlft]/ name

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The verdict

“Delft” is uncommon German (frequency #75,522 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,522
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - niederländische Stadt in der Provinz Südholland

Key facts for Delft
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[dɛlft]
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,522
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Delft” 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). Delft lands here:

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

Rare enough to double-check

Delft is uncommon German at frequency #75,522 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [dɛlft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "niederländische Stadt in der Provinz Südholland".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Delft, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 Delft, spelled D-E-L-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    niederländische Stadt in der Provinz Südholland

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 "Delft"?
"Delft" is spelled D-E-L-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [dɛlft].
What does "Delft" mean?
As a proper noun, "Delft" means: niederländische Stadt in der Provinz Südholland
How do you pronounce "Delft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delft" is [dɛlft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delft" come from?
"Delft" 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 “Delft”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is D-E-L-F-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [dɛlft] (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