delude
[dɪluːd]
The verdict
“delude” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - foppen, aufziehen, täuschen, verblenden, betrügen
Corpus desk
Index DE-delude · delude · German
delude · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | delude |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [dɪluːd] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „delude“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
delude is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [dɪluːd]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "foppen, aufziehen, täuschen, verblenden, betrügen".
delude doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is delude, spelled D-E-L-U-D-E.
Definition
- 1foppen, aufziehen, täuschen, verblenden, betrügen
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how delude appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
She was deluded.
This word in other languages
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