delicate
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The verdict
“delicate” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - empfindlich, zerbrechlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-delicate · delicate · German
delicate · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delicate |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „delicate“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
delicate is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "empfindlich, zerbrechlich".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for delicate, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is delicate, spelled D-E-L-I-C-A-T-E.
Definition
- 1empfindlich, zerbrechlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how delicate appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cycling is one potential danger for the delicate facial bones, as are playing baseball or inline skating.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.