Delikt

[deˈlɪkt]

/[deˈlɪkt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Delikt” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,739. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,739
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verstoß gegen geltendes Strafrecht

Corpus desk

Index DE-delikt · Delikt · German

Delikt · rank #41,739 · 9 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,739
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Delegationen

Nearest frequency peer: Delegationen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Delikt“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Delikt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Delikt vs denkt
50% similar
Delikt vs Delikte
86% similar
Delikt vs deckt
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Delikt
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelikt
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[deˈlɪkt]
Letters6
Frequency rank#41,739
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Delikt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Deliktliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Delegationen“ (#41,738), „designt“ (#41,740), „Decknamen“ (#41,737). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Delikt“ bei #41,739. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Delikt (IPA [deˈlɪkt]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,739 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Delikt, with forms such as "ddelikt", "deilkt", and "delikkt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "denkt", "Delikte", "deckt", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Delikt, spelled D-E-L-I-K-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verstoß gegen geltendes Strafrecht
  2. 2
    unerlaubte, zu Schadensersatz verpflichtende Handlung

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Wegen der vielen Delikte wurde eine lange Haftstrafe verhängt.

Synonyms

GesetzesverstoßRechtsverstoßStraftatVerbrechenVergehenHandlung

This word in other languages

crime(English)delito(Español)infraction(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelikt
  • deilkt
  • delikkt
  • deliktt
  • delitk
  • delkit
  • dellikt
  • dleikt
  • edlikt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Delikt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddelikt1deilkt2delikkt1deliktt1delitk2delkit2dellikt1dleikt2
Edit distance from "Delikt"

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 "Delikt"?
"Delikt" is spelled D-E-L-I-K-T. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈlɪkt].
What does "Delikt" mean?
As a noun, "Delikt" means: Verstoß gegen geltendes Strafrecht
What words are commonly confused with "Delikt"?
"Delikt" is commonly confused with "denkt", "Delikte", "deckt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Delikt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delikt" is [deˈlɪkt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delikt" come from?
"Delikt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

danger#41,735brenne#41,718Bewerb#41,707Barsch#41,677

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

Couture9 variantsbullock9 variantsEizellen9 variantsbarmen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list