Delle
German, noun/ˈdɛlə/
Delle is spelled D-E-L-L-E (5 letters) and appears 2.6 times per million words in written German, the 19,862nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delle is a German feminine noun meaning “dent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “durch mechanische Einwirkung entstandene Vertiefung”.
What does Delle mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedent
Nach dem Unfall hatte ich eine tiefe Delle in der Motorhaube.
- 2
femininehollow
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. durch mechanische Einwirkung entstandene Vertiefung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Delle
- Dellen plural
- Dalle variant regional
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Delle?
- /ˈdɛlə/
- [ˈdɛlə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Delle
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Delle in German?
Delle appears 2.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).