Delikatessen

[delikaˈtɛsn̩]

/[delikaˈtɛsn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Delikatessen” is uncommon German (frequency #56,880 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,880
frequency rank, German
45,632
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Delikatesse

Key facts for Delikatessen
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelikatessen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[delikaˈtɛsn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,880
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Delikatessen” 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). Delikatessen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Delikatessen is uncommon German at frequency #56,880 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [delikaˈtɛsn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Delikatessen has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Delikatessen, spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T-E-S-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Delikatesse
  2. 2
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Delikatesse
  3. 3
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Delikatesse
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Delikatesse

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 "Delikatessen"?
"Delikatessen" is spelled D-E-L-I-K-A-T-E-S-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [delikaˈtɛsn̩].
What does "Delikatessen" mean?
As a noun, "Delikatessen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Delikatesse
How do you pronounce "Delikatessen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delikatessen" is [delikaˈtɛsn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delikatessen" come from?
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Using “Delikatessen”

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-S-S-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [delikaˈtɛsn̩] (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