delikate

[deliˈkaːtə]

/[deliˈkaːtə]/ adj

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The verdict

“delikate” is uncommon German (frequency #74,464 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,464
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat

Key facts for delikate
PropertyValue
Headworddelikate
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deliˈkaːtə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#74,464
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “delikate” 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). delikate lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

delikate is uncommon German at frequency #74,464 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deliˈkaːtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for delikate in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 delikate, spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat

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 "delikate"?
"delikate" is spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [deliˈkaːtə].
What does "delikate" mean?
As an adjective, "delikate" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
How do you pronounce "delikate"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delikate" is [deliˈkaːtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delikate" come from?
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Using “delikate”

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

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

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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