delikat

[deliˈkaːt]

/[deliˈkaːt]/ adj

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The verdict

“delikat” is uncommon German (frequency #73,377 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#73,377
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass etwas sehr gut schmeckt

Corpus desk

Index DE-delikat · delikat · German

delikat · rank #73,377 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #73,377
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH deformiert

Nearest frequency peer: deformiert (-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 „delikat“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for delikat
PropertyValue
Headworddelikat
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deliˈkaːt]
Letters7
Frequency rank#73,377
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „delikat“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „deformiert“ (#73,376), „Denkvermögen“ (#73,379), „deportierten“ (#73,380). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „delikat“ bei #73,377. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

delikat is uncommon German at frequency #73,377 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deliˈkaːt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

delikat has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is delikat, spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass etwas sehr gut schmeckt
  2. 2
    mit Zurückhaltung/Feingefühl zu behandeln, behandelt
  3. 3
    nicht leicht und in aller Öffentlichkeit zu lösen, weil verschiedene Interessen berührt sind

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die inzwischen schwarz verfärbten Nüsse reifen nun mehrere Wochen bis Jahre in dem Sirup und sind eine delikate Beilage zu Braten.
  2. „Da gibt es […] die delikat gewürzte Harzer Schmorwurst und nicht zuletzt die vielen Variationen von Windbeuteln:[…]“

Synonyms

deliziösköstlichleckerbehutsameinfühlsamzartfühlendheikelschwierig

Antonyms

indelikatundelikat

This word in other languages

delicious(English)delicioso(Español)délicieux(Français)

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 "delikat"?
"delikat" is spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T. The IPA pronunciation is [deliˈkaːt].
What does "delikat" mean?
As an adjective, "delikat" means: so, dass etwas sehr gut schmeckt
How do you pronounce "delikat"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delikat" is [deliˈkaːt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delikat" come from?
"delikat" 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 "delikat", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list