Deltas
[ˈdɛltas]
The verdict
“Deltas” is uncommon German (frequency #85,106 among 45,632 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,106
- frequency rank, German
- 45,632
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Delta
Corpus desk
Index DE-deltas · Deltas · German
Deltas · rank #85,106 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,106
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 45,632
- PHOTO-FINISH Delos
Nearest frequency peer: Delos (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Deltas”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Degradierung
Degradierung
14,898 corpus weight
- Delos
Delos
14,896 corpus weight
- Deltas
Deltas
14,895 corpus weight
- Demokratieb…
Demokratiebewegung
14,894 corpus weight
- Denunzianten
Denunzianten
14,893 corpus weight
- Depeschen
Depeschen
14,892 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Deltas” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Deltas |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɛltas] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #85,106 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Deltas” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Deltas is uncommon German at frequency #85,106 among 45,632 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɛltas]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Deltas, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Deltas, spelled D-E-L-T-A-S.
Definition
- 1Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Delta
- 2Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Delta
- 3Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Delta
- 4Dativ Plural des Substantivs Delta
- 5Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Delta
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Deltas", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.