Delphin

/[dɛlˈfiːn]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#45,211

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Delphin is aGermannoun. It means: zu den Zahnwalen gehörendes, in Schulen lebendes, meist fischfressendes Meeressäugetier mit torpedoförmigem Körper, langgezogenem Schnabel und kegelförmigen Zähnen Pronounced [dɛlˈfiːn]. Often confused with Delphine and Delhi.

Key facts for Delphin
PropertyValue
HeadwordDelphin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[dɛlˈfiːn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,211
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Delphin in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Delphin is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [dɛlˈfiːn]. Corpus data places it at rank #45,211 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Delphin, with forms such as "ddelphin", "delhpin", and "dellphin". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Delphine", "Delhi", "Delfin", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Delphin, spelled D-E-L-P-H-I-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    zu den Zahnwalen gehörendes, in Schulen lebendes, meist fischfressendes Meeressäugetier mit torpedoförmigem Körper, langgezogenem Schnabel und kegelförmigen Zähnen
  2. 2
    ein Schwimmstil
  3. 3
    Sternbild in der Nähe des Himmelsäquators

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddelphin,delhpin,dellphin,delphhin,delphinn,delphni,delpihn,delpphin,deplhin,dlephin,edlphin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Delphin

Misspelling Variants of "Delphin"

ddelphin8delhpin7dellphin8delphhin8delphinn8delphni7delpihn7delpphin8
Misspelling Variants of "Delphin"

Frequency rank: #45,211 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Delphin"?
"Delphin" is spelled D-E-L-P-H-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [dɛlˈfiːn].
What does "Delphin" mean?
As a noun, "Delphin" means: zu den Zahnwalen gehörendes, in Schulen lebendes, meist fischfressendes Meeressäugetier mit torpedoförmigem Körper, langgezogenem Schnabel und kegelförmigen Zähnen
What words are commonly confused with "Delphin"?
"Delphin" is commonly confused with "Delphine", "Delhi", "Delfin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Delphin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Delphin" is [dɛlˈfiːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Delphin" come from?
"Delphin" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.