deliver

[dɪlɪvə(r)]

/[dɪlɪvə(r)]/ verb

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The verdict

“deliver” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - befreien, erlösen

Corpus desk

Index DE-deliver · deliver · German

deliver · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "D" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for deliver
PropertyValue
Headworddeliver
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[dɪlɪvə(r)]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „deliver“ im Deutschen

deliversitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

deliver is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dɪlɪvə(r)]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for deliver in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is deliver, spelled D-E-L-I-V-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    befreien, erlösen
  2. 2
    ein Kind entbinden
  3. 3
    entsenden
  4. 4
    zustellen, übergeben, abliefern
  5. 5
    austragen, zustellen
  6. 6
    eine Rede halten

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Deliver us from evil

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "deliver"?
"deliver" is spelled D-E-L-I-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [dɪlɪvə(r)].
What does "deliver" mean?
As a verb, "deliver" means: befreien, erlösen
How do you pronounce "deliver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "deliver" is [dɪlɪvə(r)]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "deliver" come from?
"deliver" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list