Delirium

[deˈliːʁiʊm]

/[deˈliːʁiʊm]/ noun

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The verdict

“Delirium” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,578. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,578
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Geisteszustand mit gestörter Sinneswahrnehmung

Corpus desk

Index DE-delirium · Delirium · German

Delirium · rank #49,578 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,578
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH delegieren

Nearest frequency peer: delegieren (-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 „Delirium“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Delirium
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelirium
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[deˈliːʁiʊm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#49,578
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Delirium“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Deliriumliegt 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: „delegieren“ (#49,577), „denkender“ (#49,579), „Delaware“ (#49,576). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Delirium“ bei #49,578. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Delirium (IPA [deˈliːʁiʊm]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #49,578 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Delirium, with forms such as "ddelirium", "deilrium", and "deliirum". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Delirium, spelled D-E-L-I-R-I-U-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Geisteszustand mit gestörter Sinneswahrnehmung
  2. 2
    durch anhaltenden Alkoholmissbrauch verursachtes Delirium

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „In der vergangenen Stunde hatte er zwischen Bewußtlosigkeit und Delirium geschwebt, und jetzt war er sehr müde und erschöpft.“
  2. „Ich schrieb ihr hintereinander drei Briefe, jeden an einem anderen Ort, da ich in einem wahren Delirium umherirrte.“

Synonyms

Säuferwahnsinn

This word in other languages

insanity(English)délire(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelirium
  • deilrium
  • deliirum
  • delirimu
  • deliriumm
  • delirrium
  • deliruim
  • dellirium
  • delriium
  • dleirium
  • edlirium

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Delirium - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddelirium1deilrium2deliirum2delirimu2deliriumm1delirrium1deliruim2dellirium1
Edit distance from "Delirium"

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 "Delirium"?
"Delirium" is spelled D-E-L-I-R-I-U-M. The IPA pronunciation is [deˈliːʁiʊm].
What does "Delirium" mean?
As a noun, "Delirium" means: Geisteszustand mit gestörter Sinneswahrnehmung
What are common misspellings of "Delirium"?
Common misspellings include "ddelirium", "deilrium", "deliirum", "delirimu", "deliriumm". The correct spelling is "Delirium".
How do you pronounce "Delirium"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delirium" is [deˈliːʁiʊm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delirium" come from?
"Delirium" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Delaware#49,576Dörfchen#49,600channels#49,555Bordelle#49,531

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Blocher11 variantsergiebig11 variantsErwerbs11 variantsfahnden11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list