delikaten

[deliˈkaːtn̩]

/[deliˈkaːtn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“delikaten” is uncommon German (frequency #87,581 among 2,764 “D” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,581
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat

Corpus desk

Index DE-delikaten · delikaten · German

delikaten · rank #87,581 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,581
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dekans

Nearest frequency peer: Dekans (-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 „delikaten“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for delikaten
PropertyValue
Headworddelikaten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[deliˈkaːtn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#87,581
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „delikaten“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.delikatenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Dekans“ (#87,580), „demütigt“ (#87,582), „dehne“ (#87,579). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „delikaten“ bei #87,581. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

delikaten is uncommon German at frequency #87,581 among 2,764 “D” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [deliˈkaːtn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for delikaten, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is delikaten, spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera 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 "delikaten"?
"delikaten" is spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [deliˈkaːtn̩].
What does "delikaten" mean?
As an adjective, "delikaten" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs delikat
How do you pronounce "delikaten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "delikaten" is [deliˈkaːtn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "delikaten" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list