Delikte

[deˈlɪktə]

/[deˈlɪktə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Delikte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,298. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,298
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Delikt

Corpus desk

Index DE-delikte · Delikte · German

Delikte · rank #22,298 · 10 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,298
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dampfer

Nearest frequency peer: Dampfer (-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 „Delikte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Delikte“ 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).

Delikte vs deckte
57% similar
Delikte vs Delikt
86% similar
Delikte vs Defekte
71% similar

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

Key facts for Delikte
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelikte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[deˈlɪktə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#22,298
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Delikte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Delikteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dampfer“ (#22,297), „depressive“ (#22,299), „detaillierten“ (#22,300). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Delikte“ bei #22,298. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Delikte (IPA [deˈlɪktə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,298 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Delikte, with forms such as "ddelikte", "deilkte", and "deliket". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "deckte", "Delikt", "Defekte", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Delikte, spelled D-E-L-I-K-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Delikt
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Delikt
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Delikt
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Delikt

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelikte
  • deilkte
  • deliket
  • delikkte
  • deliktte
  • delitke
  • delkite
  • dellikte
  • dleikte
  • edlikte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Delikte - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddelikte1deilkte2deliket2delikkte1deliktte1delitke2delkite2dellikte1
Edit distance from "Delikte"

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 "Delikte"?
"Delikte" is spelled D-E-L-I-K-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈlɪktə].
What does "Delikte" mean?
As a noun, "Delikte" means: Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Delikt
What words are commonly confused with "Delikte"?
"Delikte" is commonly confused with "deckte", "Delikt", "Defekte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Delikte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delikte" is [deˈlɪktə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delikte" come from?
"Delikte" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Dampfer#22,297council#22,295Bottrop#22,285Einfuhr#22,312

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

benommen10 variantsBeichte10 variantserhoffte10 variantsAusreise10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list