Delphin

[dɛlˈfiːn]

/[dɛlˈfiːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Delphin” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,211. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,211
frequency rank, German
2,764
“D” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - zu den Zahnwalen gehörendes, in Schulen lebendes, meist fischfressendes Meeressäugetier mit torpedoförmigem Körper, langgezogenem Schnabel und kegelförmigen Zähnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-delphin · Delphin · German

Delphin · rank #45,211 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,211
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,764
  • PHOTO-FINISH Dekaden

Nearest frequency peer: Dekaden (-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 „Delphin“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Delphin“ 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).

Delphin vs Delphine
88% similar
Delphin vs Delhi
71% similar
Delphin vs Delfin
71% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Delphin“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Dekaden“ (#45,210), „deinstallieren“ (#45,209), „diamonds“ (#45,213). Unter 2,764 „D“-Lemmata liegt „Delphin“ bei #45,211. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Delphin (IPA [dɛlˈfiːn]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,211 among 2,764 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Delphin, with forms such as "ddelphin", "delhpin", and "dellphin". 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, "Delphine", "Delhi", "Delfin", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Delphin, spelled D-E-L-P-H-I-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im März 1966 erließ das sowjetische Fischereiministerium ein zehnjähriges Verbot des gewerblichen Fangs von Delphinen im Schwarzen und im Asowschen Meer.“
  2. „Bei Virginia Woolf nun taucht gleich ein ganzer Schwarm von Delphinen auf.“

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddelphin
  • delhpin
  • dellphin
  • delphhin
  • delphinn
  • delphni
  • delpihn
  • delpphin
  • deplhin
  • dlephin
  • edlphin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Delphin - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ddelphin1delhpin2dellphin1delphhin1delphinn1delphni2delpihn2delpphin1
Edit distance from "Delphin"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Dekaden#45,210chiffre#45,198Burbach#45,193brüllte#45,191

Similar misspelling depth

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

decision11 variantsClarissa11 variantsEiscreme11 variantsbewegst11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list