dele
/ˈdiːliː/verb, noun
dele is spelled D-E-L-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, dele means “To delete” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dele?
| Letters | 4: D-E-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is dele?
Dele appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce dele?
- /ˈdiːliː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-dele.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with dele?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as dele.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: leed, lede, deel.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of dele
- deles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- deleing participle, present
- deled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dele mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To delete.
noun
- 1
A sign signifying deletion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dele come from?
From Latin dēlē, second person singular imperative of dēleo (“delete”). Alternatively, a clipping of deleatur.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).