Delta
German, noun/ˈdɛlta/
Delta is spelled D-E-L-T-A (5 letters) and appears 5.0 times per million words in written German, the 12,256th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Delta is a German neuter noun meaning “delta (Greek letter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “vierter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets”.
What does Delta mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuterdelta (Greek letter)
- 2
neuterdelta (geology)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. vierter Buchstabe des griechischen Alphabets
noun: 1. durch Flussarme durchzogenes Mündungsgebiet eines Flusses aus Schwemmland in Delta-Form 2. Flugsportgerät
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 Delta
- Deltas genitive
- Delten plural
- Δ symbol uppercase
- δ symbol lowercase
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Delta?
- /ˈdɛlta/
- /ˈdeːlta/
- [ˈdɛlta]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Delta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Delta in German?
Delta appears 5.0 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).